CaliforniaHousing development: density bonuses: affordability of for-sale units.
What it does
Existing law, commonly referred to as the Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to provide a developer that proposes a housing development, as defined, within the city or county with a density bonus, other incentives or concessions, and waivers or reductions of development standards, as specified, if the developer agrees to construct specified units and meets other requirements. Existing law, among other things, requires compliance with certain affordability requirements, including requiring that the applicant agree to ensure, and that the city, county, or city and county ensure, that a for-sale unit that qualified the applicant for the award of the density bonus is either (1) initially sold to and occupied by a person or family of very low, low, or moderate income, as specified, or (2) if the unit is not purchased by an income-qualified person or family within 180 days after the issuance of the certificate of occupancy, the unit is purchased by a qualified nonprofit housing corporation, as provided.
More detail
This bill would additionally allow the applicant and the city, county, or city and county to comply with the above-described affordability requirements with respect to a for-sale unit by ensuring that the unit is purchased by a nonprofit housing corporation, as specified, for properties to be sold to and occupied by extremely low, very low, or lower income families who participate in a below market interest rate loan program, as described. By adding to the duties of local agencies to implement the Density Bonus Law, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
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- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 29Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 790, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 29Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 4Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 27Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 6. Page 6685.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 939 Schultz Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 27In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 26Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 1.).Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB939 Schultz et al. By Caballero. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 24Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 21Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 17Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Jun 23Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jun 22From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.Minor
- Jun 11From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 10
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- May 6Referred to Com. on HOUSING.Minor
- Jan 29In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 939 Schultz Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 9. Page 3873.)Passed Assembly
- Jan 22Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (January 22).Minor
- Jan 22Coauthors revised.
- Jan 22Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)
- Jan 16Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jan 15Read second time and amended.Major
- Jan 14From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (January 14).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 5Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.Minor
- Jan 5Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.Minor
- Jan 5From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.Major
- 2025
- Mar 10Referred to Com. on TRANS.Minor
- Feb 20From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- Feb 19Read first time. To print.Introduced