California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB1361: Transit-oriented housing developments: local governments: transit agencies and projects.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Section 65912.157 of the Government Code, relating to land use. land use Transit-oriented housing developments: local governments: transit agencies and projects. Existing law requires a housing development project to be an allowed use as a transit-oriented housing development if certain requirements are met. Existing law provides that these provisions do not apply to a local agency until July 1, 2026, unless the local agency takes specified actions. Existing law defines various terms for these purposes…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to amend Section 65912.157 of the Government Code, relating to land use. land use Transit-oriented housing developments: local governments: transit agencies and projects. Existing law requires a housing development project to be an allowed use as a transit-oriented housing development if certain requirements are met. Existing law provides that these provisions do not apply to a local agency until July 1, 2026, unless the local agency takes specified actions. Existing law defines various terms for these purposes. Existing law prohibits a local government from adopting any requirement that applies to a project solely or partially on the basis that the project is seeking approval as a transit-oriented housing development, as specified. This bill would additionally prohibit a local government with an existing or planned transit-oriented development stop from taking specified actions with respect to transit agencies and transit projects. MAJORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 65912.157 of the Government Code is amended to read: 65912.157. (a) A housing development project shall be an allowed use as a transit-oriented housing development on any site zoned for residential, mixed, or commercial development within one-half or one-quarter mile of a transit-oriented development stop, if the development complies with the applicable of all …