CaliforniaHousing reform laws: enforcement actions: fines and penalties.
What it does
Existing law within the Planning and Zoning Law describes various reforms and incentives enacted by the Legislature to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable housing. Existing law within the Planning and Zoning Law, in certain civil actions or proceedings against a public entity that has issued specified approvals for a housing development, authorizes a court to award all reasonably incurred costs of suit to a prevailing public entity or nonprofit housing corporation that is a real party in interest and the permit applicant of the low- or moderate-income housing if the court makes specified findings.
More detail
This bill, where the applicant for a housing development is a prevailing party in an action brought by the applicant to enforce the public agency's compliance with a housing reform law as applied to the applicant's housing development project, would entitle an applicant for a housing development project to reasonable attorney's fees and costs and would require a court to impose fines on a local agency, as specified. The bill would extend any period of limitation for actions under any state law for a period of 60 days beginning on the date the applicant provides written notice to the local agency indicating its intent to commence an action. The bill would prohibit a public agency from requiring the applicant to indemnify, defend, or hold harmless the public agency in any action alleging the public agency violated the applicant's rights or deprived the applicant of the benefits or protection provide by a housing reform law. The bill would define housing reform law as a law that establishes or facilitates protections for the benefit of applicants for housing development projects or imposes limitations on a public agency for the benefit of housing development projects.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 10Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 496, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 10Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 11Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 4Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 2. Page 2932.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 712 Wicks Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 4In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Sep 3Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 2. Page 2462.).Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB712 Wicks By Caballero. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 20Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 19From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.Minor
- Jul 16From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jul 15
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 3Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- Jul 2From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (July 1).Major
- Jul 1
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Upper
- May 21Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and JUD.Minor
- May 13In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 12Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 2. Page 1512.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 712 Wicks Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 5Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1436.)Major
- May 1Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 30From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 30).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 22From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 21Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Apr 10From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 9From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 11Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.Minor
- Mar 10From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 10Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and JUD.Minor
- Feb 15From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
- Feb 14Read first time. To print.Introduced