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Authors Soria  
Principle Coauthors: Arambula  
Coauthors: Rivas  
Subject Farmworker housing: streamlined, ministerial approval: Counties of Fresno, Madera, and Merced.
Relating To relating to housing.
Title An act to amend Section 17021.8 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-10
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
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Bill Actions
2025-10-10     Approved by the Governor.
2025-10-10     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 490, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-02     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-08-26     In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2025-08-25     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2250.).
2025-08-20     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-08-19     From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-07-16     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-18     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-05-14     Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.
2025-05-01     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1386.)
2025-05-01     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-04-24     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-04-23     From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23).
2025-04-09     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-03     Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
2025-02-07     From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.
2025-02-06     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Chaptered     2025-10-10
Enrolled     2025-08-27
Introduced     2025-02-06
Analyses TBD
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Existing law authorizes a development proponent to submit an application for an eligible agricultural employee housing development that is subject to a streamlined, ministerial approval process, as specified, and is not subject to a conditional use permit if certain requirements are met, including that the development is located on specified land in the County of Santa Clara or the County of Santa Cruz and is within 15 miles of an area designated as farmland or grazing by the Department of Conservation and is not a site or adjoined to a site where more than 1 3 of the square footage on the site is dedicated to industrial use, as specified. The act defines an eligible agricultural housing development as an agricultural employee housing development that meets certain requirements, including that the development does not contain more than 36 units or spaces, or 150 units or spaces for developments located in the County of Santa Clara or the County of Santa Cruz, designed for use by a single family or household.

This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Fresno, Madera, and Merced.