CaliforniaLocal government: community facilities districts: financing.
What it does
Existing law, the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, authorizes a local agency, as defined, to initiate proceedings to establish a community facilities district as an alternative method of financing certain public capital facilities and services, especially in developing areas undergoing rehabilitation, only if it has first considered and adopted local goals and policies, as prescribed. Existing law authorizes a local agency to take any actions or make any determinations which it determines are necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the act and which are not otherwise prohibited by law.
More detail
This bill would prohibit the legislative body of a local agency from taking certain actions with respect to a critical housing infrastructure district, as defined, including abandoning the proposed establishment of the district, as specified, unless prior to taking the action it makes certain findings based upon substantial evidence, including that establishment of the district, levying the special taxes, or incurring bonded indebtedness, as applicable, would have a specific adverse impact upon the public interest. The bill would specify that these provisions do not require or prohibit the legislative body from taking any other action authorized by the act with respect to a critical housing infrastructure district, as specified.
The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 30Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 938, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 30Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 15Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 1
- Vote recorded AB 2397 Ta Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 31Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 7048.).Major
- Aug 19In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2397 Ta By Seyarto. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 19Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5557.).Passed Senate
- Aug 17Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 13Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 3Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 3From Consent Calendar.
- Jul 2Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.Major
- Jul 1From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 30).Major
- Jun 30
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 10From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 3From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Major
- May 20Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and HOUSING.Minor
- May 7In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 2397 Ta Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- May 7Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 4967.)Passed Assembly
- Apr 30Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Apr 29From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 29).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 27Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.Minor
- Apr 23From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 23From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.Minor
- Apr 22
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 9In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Apr 7Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- Apr 6From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 23Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- Mar 19From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 19Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and H. & C.D.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Feb 20Read first time. To print.Introduced