California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building permits.
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Officially: “California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building permits.” Read the full text
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2025-2026 session
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Read first time. To print. · Jan 15, 2025
From printer. May be heard in committee February 15. · Jan 16, 2025
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and H. & C.D. · Feb 10, 2025
Re-referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. · Feb 27, 2025
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 511.) · Mar 3, 2025
(Pending re-refer to Com. on L. GOV.) · Mar 3, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 12). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. · Mar 12, 2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 12). · Mar 12, 2025
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 616.) · Mar 13, 2025
(Pending re-refer to Com. on APPR.) · Mar 13, 2025
Read second time and amended. · Mar 13, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Mar 17, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 19). · Mar 19, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Mar 20, 2025
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 952.). · Apr 1, 2025
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. · Apr 2, 2025
Re-referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and HOUSING. · Apr 23, 2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 2). · Jul 2, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. · Jul 3, 2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 15). · Jul 16, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jul 17, 2025
In committee: Referred to suspense file. · Aug 18, 2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). · Aug 29, 2025
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. · Aug 29, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Sep 2, 2025
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. · Sep 4, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Sep 8, 2025
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2906.). · Sep 11, 2025
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3369.). · Sep 12, 2025
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. · Sep 12, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. · Sep 24, 2025
Approved by the Governor. · Oct 10, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2025. · Oct 10, 2025
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
AB 253 Ward Concurrence in Senate AmendmentsAssembly · 2025-09-12 · (PASS) · Ayes 77, Noes 0, Abstain 3
Assembly 3rd Reading AB253 Ward et al. By Wiener Urgency ClauseSenate · 2025-09-11 · (PASS) · Ayes 40, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass as amendedSenate · 2025-08-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Placed on suspense fileSenate · 2025-08-18 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2025-07-15 · (PASS) · Ayes 10, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing]Senate · 2025-07-02 · (PASS) · Ayes 6, Noes 0, Abstain 0
AB 253 Ward Third Reading UrgencyAssembly · 2025-04-01 · (PASS) · Ayes 76, Noes 0, Abstain 4
Do pass.Assembly · 2025-03-19 · (PASS) · Ayes 13, Noes 0, Abstain 2
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]Assembly · 2025-03-12 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Assembly · 2025-03-12 · (PASS) · Ayes 10, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the California legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2025. (Oct 10, 2025).