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AB 648

Authors

Zbur
Coauthors: Arreguín

Subject

Community colleges: housing: local zoning regulations: exemption.

Relating To

relating to community colleges.

Title

An act to add Section 81055 to the Education Code, relating to community colleges.

Last Action Dt

2025-10-06

State

Chaptered

Status

Chaptered

Active?

Vote Required

Majority

Appropriation

Fiscal Committee

Local Program

Substantive Changes

None

Urgency

Tax Levy

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2025-10-06		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 378, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-06		Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-22		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-10		Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 61. Noes 8. Page 3179.).
2025-09-08		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 5. Page 2592.).
2025-09-08		In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-03		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-02		Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-07-17		Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-16		From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 16).
2025-06-18		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-06-04		Referred to Coms. on ED. and L. GOV.
2025-05-28		In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-27		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 5. Page 1726.)
2025-05-06		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-05		Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-05-01		From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 30).
2025-03-19		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-03-03		Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and L. GOV.
2025-02-14		From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2025-02-13		Read first time. To print.

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Chaptered		2025-10-06
Enrolled		2025-09-12
Amended Senate		2025-09-02
Amended Senate		2025-07-17
Amended Assembly		2025-05-05
Introduced		2025-02-13

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Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes community college districts throughout the state and authorizes them to operate campuses and provide instruction to students. This bill would provide that a community college district is not required to comply with the zoning ordinances of a city, county, or city and county, for a university housing development project constructed on property owned or leased by a community college district if specific requirements are met. If the project includes units for faculty and staff, the bill would require the community college district to ensure that a portion of the units of the project are made available at affordable rents to extremely low income faculty and staff and lower income faculty and staff. 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.