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Measure AB 818
Authors Ávila Farías  
Coauthors: Wicks  
Subject Permit Streamlining Act: local emergencies.
Relating To relating to housing.
Title An act to add Section 65946.1 to the Government Code, relating to housing.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-10
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program Yes
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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Actions
2025-10-10     Approved by the Governor.
2025-10-10     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 534, Statutes of 2025.
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 79. Noes 0. Page 3228.).
2025-09-09     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2672.).
2025-09-09     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-08     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-04     Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-08-20     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-19     From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2025-07-17     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-16     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 15).
2025-07-02     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
2025-06-25     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-06-04     Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and HOUSING.
2025-05-23     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1662.)
2025-05-23     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-15     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-05-14     From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2025-04-30     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-30     Coauthors revised.
2025-04-28     Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
2025-04-24     Read second time and amended.
2025-04-23     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 23).
2025-04-21     (Pending re-refer to Com. on H. & C. D.)
2025-04-21     Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 1163.)
2025-03-10     Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and H. & C.D.
2025-02-20     From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2025-02-19     Read first time. To print.
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Chaptered     2025-10-10
Enrolled     2025-09-12
Amended Senate     2025-09-04
Amended Senate     2025-07-17
Amended Senate     2025-06-25
Amended Assembly     2025-04-24
Introduced     2025-02-19
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			<html:p>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.</html:p>
			<html:p>The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.</html:p>
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								“Utility provider” means an entity that provides a utility service connection and that is subject to the requirements of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 66000).
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								If a local agency approves a permit necessary to rebuild or repair an affected property, a utility provider shall provide a written notice describing the next steps in the approval process for a connection request for the project within 30 days of receipt of the connection request, unless connection is infeasible due to the disaster.
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								Notwithstanding any other law, after a parcel has been deemed safe for development by the state, a local agency, or the state and a local agency after a disaster that resulted in a declared local emergency, a local agency shall approve or deny a complete application, within 10 business days of receipt of the application, for a building permit or an equivalent permit for any of the following structures intended to be used by a person until the rebuilding or repairing of an affected property is complete:
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								A local agency shall include all of the following on its internet website:
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								A local agency shall comply with this subdivision by March 31, 2028, and shall update the information required to be provided by this subdivision every four years thereafter.
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					No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII
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					B of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law, the Permit Streamlining Act, requires a public agency to determine whether an application for a development project is complete within specified time periods, as specified. The act requires a public agency that is the lead agency for a development project to approve or disapprove that project within specified time periods. Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, among other things, authorizes the governing body of a city, county, or city and county to proclaim a local emergency under certain circumstances, as specified, and grants political subdivisions various powers and authorities in periods of local emergency. 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.