[{"_1":2,"_112":-5,"_113":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,76,88,100],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},"mediaId",6683920,"mediaKeyId","5019085-510a35f677b027aff348afd7e154c5a8","parentId",5019085,"title","Committee clears cleanup bill to clarify ADU and JADU permitting timelines and standards","audioSeconds",416,"startMs",4574000,"endMs",4990000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=5019085-510a35f677b027aff348afd7e154c5a8&start=4574&end=4990","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5019085-510a35f677b027aff348afd7e154c5a8/thumbnail_4574000.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6683920/California/Committee-clears-cleanup-bill-to-clarify-ADU-and-JADU-permitting-timelines-and-standards","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6683920-6b2567043ed1aa12266f8f1ee9242080/orig.mp4?Expires=1771068567&Signature=UHHlSnDXl81~0OtQv0ttjBOB-AlOBWVgs7tjCfxx61hHXk-qWUfMMr8ek7DGwe7NGmCZSEEEDfLWFcKEXDOQ~6acG2vFe2CBhGg5oDEmuic1jVTD-HHfeOGGwLNDcmfe89fPbaJrNjrDRdCWQGqRf4Z5-olmdWbuAYAhL9-diAbPzbQbHfozrj7kQi4Adec15gOo~Kx1PjN2haxmpGwlnhnKN5hfYcqo--13FQI9ufg2AijCBQ2uouV6hqOyxItzvKOrAy8xHACrpN9G3aywQOT8FTnebIIJSvVUlGZfjrE9hRzyCEsCMN3lkde6T982b0gzvVVijAXGwrRsdzH7FQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","California State Assembly","date","2025-06-18T00:00:00Z","article","The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee unanimously passed SB 543, a bill described by its sponsor as a cleanup measure to clarify existing laws governing accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs).

The senator presenting the bill said the bill’s amendments add clarity to ensure ADU and JADU statewide rules conform with recent reforms and with SB 9, which the committee also considered. “ADUs are now the fastest growing sector of California's housing market,” the sponsor said, and the bill’s amendments clarify application review timelines, completeness standards and size and safety standards for ADUs and JADUs.

Jonathan Pacheco Bell of the Casita Coalition testified in support, saying the measure will reduce confusion among municipal staff, homeowners and small builders by standardizing review and appeal timelines and clarifying size standards for JADUs.

Other supporters who testified included representatives from Unidos US and California YIMBY. No primary opposition witnesses were recorded in the hearing excerpt. Committee members described the bill as a common-sense cleanup that helps ensure the intent of state law is implemented consistently and moved the measure to the Assembly Committee on Local Government.

The committee recorded the vote as passed out of committee with unanimous recorded ayes in the excerpt and left the roll open for completion.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee","oneSentenceSummary","SB 543, a technical cleanup bill to clarify state ADU and junior ADU rules including application review timelines and size standards, passed out of committee unanimously and will move to the Assembly Committee on Local Government.","taxTitle","California State Assembly, House, Legislative, California","taxId",17099,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6683923,"Committee advances bill to fund and expand safe parking sites for people living in vehicles",262,3600000,3862000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5019085-510a35f677b027aff348afd7e154c5a8&start=3600&end=3862","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5019085-510a35f677b027aff348afd7e154c5a8/thumbnail_3600000.jpg","/articles/6683923/California/Committee-advances-bill-to-fund-and-expand-safe-parking-sites-for-people-living-in-vehicles","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6683923-3a0c4c9fe23dc40de940d346a3f8c6f7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771068567&Signature=c5BPKqRreu2zHFFK~cWRXkTEAD1JHz-2cYrHiszji2wSlKBx25tCG4HwqzhvomG3VoWAklUvq-EkW6zNqZQOrt5CdYMBQmeOfdFYIIATzYpCiHBwhwa7tvwhgVOoNDfqixOA8yemtxuY7cOEaEw9Uk1ZRykMX34jNYV4iRQh6ps5sjUkGeRjlcqCnb0MGo4QqxlRLoAHlVzcAzjVZTGj7TWDyQFvS~zU2lt71afkaFnuEWN8SZw5CkhlWeB8~Yaio~wRdaWeIwY6~-qMvrbmIAxsZfPlHVCPvkvTRApt-QQy4abqGQSKr73XHG1O8h6VkKbLnN9cwoJjGv8pFaYEkQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee advanced SB 748, which would expand local authority and resources to create, operate and acquire safe parking sites for people experiencing homelessness who are living in vehicles or recreational vehicles (RVs). The bill, as presented with committee amendments, also requires reporting on distribution of funds and includes an interagency reporting requirement.

Senator (author) said the bill is intended to give local jurisdictions tools to provide temporary shelter and services while clearing RV encampments. The senator described a scene in his district: “This is a street where the RVs go more than 6 blocks straight,” he said, describing challenges including lack of water, sanitation, and safety risks for people living in vehicles and for surrounding neighborhoods.

Carly Shelby, representing the City of Compton, testified in support and described the local public-health and livability impacts of concentrated RV parking. “Senate Bill 748 offers a humane workable solution by expanding the encampment resolution fund,” Shelby said, adding the bill would allow cities to expand safe parking sites, extend site hours, and acquire properties to provide services and connect people to long-term housing instead of merely displacing them.

Chris Wysocki of the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association told committee members that nearby mobile home parks had seen RV encampments outside their gates and that safe parking sites provide wraparound services and improve public safety for both encampment residents and neighborhood residents.

Committee members discussed concerns about how encampment resolution funds have been used in prior budgets and urged that reporting and accountability be part of the bill. One member noted the current encampment funding base is roughly $100 million and asked for more data on outcomes, observing that clearing encampments without housing placements can result in displacement and the formation of new encampments nearby.

The committee moved the bill, accepted committee amendments intended to clarify scope and add reporting requirements, and passed SB 748 as amended to the Assembly Committee on Human Services. The roll-call vote recorded in the transcript excerpt was unanimous among members recorded in the excerpt; the committee reported the bill passed as amended and left the roll open.

Supporters included the City of Compton, the League of California Cities (which testified in support after committee amendments), and the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association. No primary opposition witnesses were recorded in the hearing excerpt.","SB 748, as amended, would allow local jurisdictions to acquire and operate safe parking sites and use encampment resolution funds to provide services and transition opportunities for people living in vehicles; the committee passed the bill to the Assembly Committee on Human Services.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6683929,"Committee advances bill limiting 'no-project' CEQA analysis for UC/CSU projects and requiring universities to share enrollment forecasts",193,3277000,3470000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5019085-510a35f677b027aff348afd7e154c5a8&start=3277&end=3470","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5019085-510a35f677b027aff348afd7e154c5a8/thumbnail_3277000.jpg","/articles/6683929/California/Committee-advances-bill-limiting-no-project-CEQA-analysis-for-UCCSU-projects-and-requiring-universities-to-share-enrollment-forecasts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6683929-d024295775e14376dd191ed84ca3cd0a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771068567&Signature=QcjpikX9w-kYAd7SpFKFYPGqQGzpiVMmF361xfmwPMNGTL2Wdx7nkQaf38Up-sBoaNtkMzMD-AGoiVy06g~3JWZ2CxBHIB6gfTci-Zg4-ZOnZ4IytjoZEfk8G0eAFv~96spenULjCw5pO~vDJGnKop3VJofF57oXz-D4Qh9rbalWs8V4a6LeOzr5QuQCfV~quZT4Ax3d8a7wqa0BcwD5rUbrKQlVyK1HZGPlBwqyoGhXxhWMU~Mb8F0N96nNInccZZc-a8G9ppCT4AY4Oml6MILREvMPK9BREeKJfD~i7Pv-8swK2LGTjoxM2JH3mZChNmG9dxMUSvmXjIwaRnWDzg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee advanced SB 486, a bill that would remove the requirement for universities to include a “no project” alternative in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reviews and would require University of California and California State University campuses to participate fully in regional sustainable communities plans and share enrollment forecasting data with regional planning agencies.

The bill’s author described California’s long-standing master plan commitments that guarantee access to UC and CSU campuses for certain percentages of graduating high school classes and said those enrollment commitments are a state concern, not purely local decisions. “This is a state concern,” the author said, arguing that CEQA reviewers should not be required to analyze a no-project alternative that assumes universities would not add students. The author said the bill “does not create a CEQA exemption” but instead removes the requirement to analyze the no-project alternative.

The bill also directs universities to share detailed enrollment forecasting data with councils of governments and metropolitan planning organizations so regional agencies can include expected student growth in housing and land-use plans, including Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) planning.

Brandon (witness) from Chamber Progress testified in support. Committee members voiced bipartisan support during the hearing, and one member noted appreciation for the author’s presentation and the bill’s approach to aligning higher education planning with regional land-use and transportation planning.

The committee recorded the bill as passing out to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. Committee members voted in favor during the roll call; the chair reported the bill “is out” and the committee left the roll open.

Supporters said SB 486 clarifies the interplay between state higher-education enrollment commitments and regional planning processes and would improve information-sharing between universities and regional planning bodies. No primary opposition witnesses were recorded in the hearing excerpt.","SB 486 passed out of the committee; the measure would remove the requirement that campuses include a 'no project' alternative in CEQA reviews and require UC and CSU campuses to participate in regional sustainable communities plans and share enrollment forecasts with regional agencies.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6683933,"Committee approves bill to void local ADU ordinances that ignore state review",155,2575000,2730000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5019085-510a35f677b027aff348afd7e154c5a8&start=2575&end=2730","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5019085-510a35f677b027aff348afd7e154c5a8/thumbnail_2575000.jpg","/articles/6683933/California/Committee-approves-bill-to-void-local-ADU-ordinances-that-ignore-state-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6683933-25894c1d3a2e9be62d3ae1904dd1fc89/orig.mp4?Expires=1771068567&Signature=BzagoGJmuezIvMXD~VWj6WBN7U6qKaehOOIWzn6IuLqLlcrFKSrb5WulBN65oJFDpX-UUsJ9t2Ks~JqGRKByjKIvV7ksFVb-TZrW8y1dZ0cyOLslqRGrTDcn~qcCcL~xlnp-saqNLTcV~B9eqh1IUH21KXpthioAguDM46uWmDSNoPDwtIyW0rUi7rEpFZ-QBy2Ey0toVK7~5EvhlE9jGqRDgWCzPaLnwZAG0u--YziAXQg~XNJddjDcw9xwLbA18iM9YQTkTKiwOpfvToZpkru9noc6boLt~cpFqj3c9ymFU-kMzcKgdSW96UU67qw6UgaW1FB6wOJ-r8xjY3Az9A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee advanced SB 9, a bill that would render local accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinances null and void if a local agency fails to submit the ordinance to the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) within 60 days of adoption or fails to respond to HCD findings within 30 days.

Senator (author) told the committee that the bill does not force jurisdictions to make conforming amendments immediately, only to acknowledge HCD’s findings and indicate an intention to act. “If you do not respond and you do not amend the law to conform to state law, then that local ordinance would be null and void, and the state provisions would take effect,” the senator said during presentation at the hearing in Room 437 at the State Capitol. The senator said the bill moves language into a more appropriate code section within the ADU statute and that it is intended to strengthen enforcement of existing state ADU law.

Max Dubler, policy manager at California YIMBY, testified in support, saying ADUs have grown substantially and that statewide standards paired with consistent permitting are key to continued growth. “These units blend into existing neighborhoods adding housing without disrupting their look and feel,” Dubler said, adding that HCD currently provides technical assistance to jurisdictions whose ordinances conflict with state standards.

Jonathan Pacheco Bell, vice president of policy and programs at the Casita Coalition, also supported SB 9, arguing local practices sometimes deviate from state ADU law and that the bill creates an accountability mechanism. “SB 9 requires a municipality to submit an ADU ordinance to HCD for review within 60 days of adoption. And if HCD finds noncompliance, the municipality must respond to those findings within 30 days,” Pacheco Bell said.

Committee members spoke in favor of the bill’s role in standardizing zoning and speeding permitting. One member moved the bill on the floor, and the committee recorded the motion to pass the measure as amended to the Assembly Committee on Local Government.

The committee’s recorded tally for the motion was 7 ayes, 0 noes and 2 abstentions. The committee kept the roll open for further entries.

SB 9’s supporters said the change would ensure equitable, consistent implementation of state ADU reforms across jurisdictions and reduce local barriers to ADU production. Opponents did not register primary witnesses in opposition during the hearing.

The bill’s supporters included California YIMBY and the Casita Coalition, which were present by testimony. The committee accepted amendments and moved the bill forward to the next committee assignment.","The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee voted to advance SB 9, which would make local accessory dwelling unit ordinances null and void if jurisdictions fail to submit them to the Department of Housing and Community Development or fail to respond to HCD findings within set deadlines.","actionData","errors"]

Article not found

Committee clears cleanup bill to clarify ADU and JADU permitting timelines and standards

Committee advances bill to fund and expand safe parking sites for people living in vehicles

Committee advances bill limiting 'no-project' CEQA analysis for UC/CSU projects and requiring universities to share enrollment forecasts

Committee approves bill to void local ADU ordinances that ignore state review