AB 158: Land use.
The bill aims to improve California's land use policies and environmental regulations. It requires the state's housing development and finance executive committee to make recommendations to the legislature on optimizing loan administration and aligning state housing funding sources. The bill also updates the annual report required by the governor's office of land use and climate innovation, making it more standardized. The bill defines "housing development project" for the purposes of the permit streamlining act, which regulates the review and approval of development projects by public agencies. It also updates the definition of "natural and protected lands" for the california environmental quality act (ceqa) to include lands identified for conservation in natural community conservation plans or other natural resource protection plans. The bill makes several changes to exemptions from c…
| Sep. 10, 2025 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Testimony taken. Further hearing to be set. |
| Sep. 09, 2025 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R. |
| Sep. 09, 2025 | Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 2568.) |
| Apr. 02, 2025 | Referred to Com. on B. & F. R. |
| Mar. 20, 2025 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 742.) |