California SB1116: Planning and zoning: housing development projects: subdivisions.

What the bill says

An act to add Section 714.9 to the Civil Code, and to amend Section 65400 of, and to amend, repeal, and add Sections 65852.28 and 66499.41 of, the Government Code, relating to land use. land use Planning and zoning: housing development projects: subdivisions. (1) Under the Planning and Zoning Law, the legislative body of a city or county may adopt ordinances that, among other things, regulate the use of buildings, structures, and land, as provided…

From the chaptered text, September 29, 2026:

An act to add Section 714.9 to the Civil Code, and to amend Section 65400 of, and to amend, repeal, and add Sections 65852.28 and 66499.41 of, the Government Code, relating to land use. land use Planning and zoning: housing development projects: subdivisions. (1) Under the Planning and Zoning Law, the legislative body of a city or county may adopt ordinances that, among other things, regulate the use of buildings, structures, and land, as provided. The Subdivision Map Act vests the authority to regulate and control the design and improvement of subdivisions in the legislative body of a local agency and sets forth procedures governing the local agency’s processing, approval, conditional approval or disapproval, and filing of tentative, final, and parcel maps. Existing law authorizes a development proponent to submit an application for a housing development project on a subdivided lot, as specified, that meets specified requirements, and requires a local agency to ministerially consider that application, as specified. Existing law prohibits a local agency from imposing on a housing development on a lot subdivided as specified an objective zoning standard, objective subdivision standard, or objective design standard that, among other things, physically precludes the development of a project built to specified densities. However, with respect to certain lots, existing law allows a local agency to impose a height limit …

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Sponsors

• Anna Caballero (D, SD14) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. September 29, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 808, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 29, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. August 31, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
4. August 26, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5856.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
5. August 26, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
6. August 25, 2026: In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
7. August 25, 2026: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6518.) Ordered to the Senate.
8. August 25, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
9. August 20, 2026: Ordered to third reading.
10. August 20, 2026: Read third time and amended.

Votes

• Unfinished Business SB1116 Caballero Concurrence (August 26, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
• SB 1116 Caballero Senate Third Reading By GONZÁLEZ, M. (August 25, 2026): 72 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass. (August 5, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (July 1, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] (June 24, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate 3rd Reading SB1116 Caballero (May 20, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB1116?

SB1116 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Planning and zoning: housing development projects: subdivisions.

What does SB1116 do?

In its own words: An act to add Section 714.9 to the Civil Code, and to amend Section 65400 of, and to amend, repeal, and add Sections 65852.28 and 66499.41 of, the Government Code, relating to land use. land use Planning and zoning: housing development projects: subdivisions. (1) Under the Planning and Zoning Law, the legislative body of a city or county may adopt ordinances that, among other things, regulate the use of buildings, structures, and land, as provided…

What is the status of SB1116?

Chaptered as of September 29, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 808, Statutes of 2026. (September 29, 2026).

Who sponsored SB1116?

Anna Caballero (D, SD14).

Where is the official record for SB1116?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1116