CaliforniaEligible housing applications would qualify for processing alongside lot maps
Applicants for eligible small projects would qualify to have housing or building permit applications processed alongside lot maps, though permits would still depend on map requirements.
What it does
Applicants seeking up to two homes on eligible single-family lots would qualify to have housing and lot-split map applications processed together. Officials could require map approval and recording before building or grading permits, or permission to move in.
For eligible projects generally capped at 10 homes and 10 new parcels, housing or building permit applications would qualify for processing with subdivision maps. Building permits would still need map approval and a complete application; officials could require map recording before permits or occupancy.
An eligible lot-split map could include a plan for separate condominium ownership if the applicant proposed it and it was approved. A home already present when officials approved the split would need conversion before separate transfer.
Argument forProcessing eligible housing or building permit applications alongside lot maps could save applicants time by letting officials review related plans together.
Argument againstApplicants might wait longer for building permits or permission to move in if officials require an approved lot map to be recorded first.
More detail
Cities and counties would make eligible applications to build up to two homes and split a lot qualify for processing together. This would cover eligible single-family lots in cities whose boundaries include part of a Census-designated urbanized area or urban cluster, and eligible unincorporated lots wholly within one. The split could create no more than two parcels. Each new lot would generally need at least 1,200 square feet, though local rules could allow smaller lots. The split could not require altering rent-restricted, rent-controlled, or recently tenant-occupied homes. Officials could require the applicant to get the map approved and recorded before issuing building or grading permits, or permission to move in.
Cities and counties would make eligible housing or building permit applications qualify for processing alongside subdivision maps. This would cover qualifying lots zoned for multiple homes or vacant single-family lots in specified urban areas. Projects would generally have no more than 10 homes and 10 new parcels. An extra parcel could keep existing uses or structures if it added no homes and did not solely serve the project. For building permits under this route, applicants would need tentative or parcel-map approval and a complete permit application. Officials could require the applicant to record an approved map before issuing building or grading permits, or permission to move in.
A lot-split map could include a condominium plan proposed by the person splitting the lot. This would apply to maps for eligible urban lot splits. The condominium plan would need the required approval. If a home existed when officials approved the split, the person splitting the lot would need to complete a lawful condominium conversion before transferring it separately.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 30Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 955, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 30Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 10Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 31
- Vote recorded AB 2601 Lee Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 30Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 44. Noes 15. Page 6870.).Major
- Aug 28In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2601 Lee By Arreguín. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 28Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 8.).Passed Senate
- Aug 24Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 21Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 17Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 13Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 3Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jul 2From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 1).Minor
- Jul 1
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 25From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- Jun 24
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]. Result: pass.Upper
- May 13Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.Minor
- May 5In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 4Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 14. Page 4908.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 2601 Lee Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 27Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 23From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 22).Minor
- Apr 22
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 20Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- Apr 16(Pending re-refer to Com. on L. GOV.)Minor
- Apr 16Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 4663.)
- Apr 16Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 15From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 15).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Feb 20Read first time. To print.Introduced
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