California AB2296: Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.

What the bill says

An act to amend Sections 65584.03, 65584.04, 65584.05, and 65588 of the Government Code, relating to land use. land use Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation. (1) Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, which includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element…

From the chaptered text, September 29, 2026:

An act to amend Sections 65584.03, 65584.04, 65584.05, and 65588 of the Government Code, relating to land use. land use Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation. (1) Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, which includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. For the 4th and subsequent revisions of the housing element, existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with each council of governments, to determine each region’s existing and projected need for housing, and requires the appropriate council of governments, or the department for cities and counties without a council of governments, to adopt a final regional housing plan that allocates a share of the regional housing need to each city, county, or city and county, as provided. Existing law authorizes at least 2 or more cities and a county, or counties, at least 28 months prior to the scheduled housing element revision, to form a subregional entity to allocate the subregion’s existing and projected housing need among its members. If the council of governments does not receive a notification of this formation at least 28 months prior to the update, existing law requires the council of governments to …

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Sponsors

• Diane Papan (D, AD21) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. September 29, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 798, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 29, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. September 3, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
4. August 26, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
5. August 26, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6643.).
6. August 26, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).
7. August 26, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
8. August 24, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
9. August 21, 2026: Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
10. August 4, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Votes

• Assembly 3rd Reading AB2296 Papan By Grayson (August 26, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 2296 Papan Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 26, 2026): 79 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 24, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 2296 Papan Assembly Third Reading (May 27, 2026): 76 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended. (May 14, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (April 22, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB2296?

AB2296 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.

What does AB2296 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Sections 65584.03, 65584.04, 65584.05, and 65588 of the Government Code, relating to land use. land use Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation. (1) Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, which includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element…

What is the status of AB2296?

Chaptered as of September 29, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 798, Statutes of 2026. (September 29, 2026).

Who sponsored AB2296?

Diane Papan (D, AD21).

Where is the official record for AB2296?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2296