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California State Legislature · AB 462 · Chaptered (Chapter 491, Statutes of 2025)

Land use: accessory dwelling units.

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Officially: “Land use: accessory dwelling units. Read the full text

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2025-2026 session

Where it is

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Read first time. To print. · Feb 6, 2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 9. · Feb 7, 2025
Referred to Com. on H. & C.D. · Feb 18, 2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended. · Feb 27, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. · Feb 28, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Mar 12, 2025
Coauthors revised. · Mar 19, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. 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 77. Noes 0. Page 955.). · Apr 1, 2025
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. · Apr 2, 2025
Re-referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and HOUSING. · Apr 23, 2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. · May 13, 2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 8). · Jul 9, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. · Jul 10, 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. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2916.). · Sep 11, 2025
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. · Sep 12, 2025
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3375.). · 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 491, Statutes of 2025. · Oct 10, 2025

The numbers

3
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

LowenthalRivasWicks

Recorded votes

AB 462 Lowenthal Concurrence in Senate AmendmentsAssembly · 2025-09-12 · (PASS) · Ayes 79, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Assembly 3rd Reading AB462 Lowenthal et al. By Grayson Urgency ClauseSenate · 2025-09-11 · (PASS) · Ayes 39, Noes 0, Abstain 1
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 · 2025-07-08 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
AB 462 Lowenthal Third Reading UrgencyAssembly · 2025-04-01 · (PASS) · Ayes 77, Noes 0, Abstain 3
Do pass.Assembly · 2025-03-19 · (PASS) · Ayes 15, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Assembly · 2025-03-12 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 0, Abstain 1
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 491, Statutes of 2025. (Oct 10, 2025).