AB 1294: Real property tax: welfare exemption: moderate-income housing.

This bill aims to improve the housing development process by providing a standardized application form for housing entitlements. It requires applicants to provide a description of their proposed development and a list of requested approvals. The standardized form must be used by cities, counties, and city-counties, and they cannot require additional forms or information. The bill also prohibits cities, counties, and city-counties from imposing penalties or fees for using the standardized form. The bill authorizes the state to review and adopt emergency regulations to implement the standardized form requirements. These emergency regulations are exempt from the usual emergency regulation review process and are valid for 18 months. The bill revises the definition of "disapproving a housing development project" to include instances where a local agency determines an application is incomplet…