California AB 2601 — Planning and zoning: housing development: streamlined approval and subdivisions.

California, 20252026. AB 2601: Planning and zoning: housing development: streamlined approval and subdivisions.

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September 30, 2026 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 955, Statutes of 2026.

Summary

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 requires a local agency to consider ministerially a proposed housing development containing no more than 2 residential units within a single-family residential zone, without discretionary review or a hearing, if the proposed housing development meets specified requirements. Existing law requires a local agency to ministerially approve a parcel map for an urban lot split if the parcel meets specified requirements. This bill would require that an application for a proposed housing development containing no more than 2 residential units within a single-family residential zone, as described above, be eligible for concurrent processing with an application for a parcel map for an urban lot split, as provided. The bill would authorize a local agency to condition issuance of building permits, grading permits, or certificates of occupancy for a proposed housing development upon the applicant first obtaining approval and recording a parcel map for eligible parcels pursuant to the above-described urban lot split provisions. The bill would specify that a "parcel map" for purposes of these provisions means a parcel map prepared in accordance with specified provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and may include a condominium plan if proposed by the subdivider, as specified. 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 requires a local agency to issue a building permit for one or more residential units on a lot proposed to be subdivided, as specified, if the applicant for the permit meets prescribed requirements. Existing law requires a local agency to ministerially consider, without discretionary review or a hearing, a parcel map or a tentative and final map for a housing development project that meets specified requirements, including that the proposed subdivision will result in 10 or fewer parcels and the housing development project on the lot proposed to be subdivided will contain 10 or fewer residential units, except as provided. This bill would require an application for a housing development project on a subdivided lot or an application for a building permit for one or more residential units on a lot proposed to be subdivided, as described above, to be eligible for concurrent processing with an application for a parcel map or a tentative and final map under the above-described subdivision provisions, as provided. The bill would authorize a local agency to condition issuance of building permits, grading permits, or certificates of occupancy for a proposed housing development under these provisions upon the applicant first obtaining approval and recording a parcel map for eligible parcels pursuant to the above-described subdivision provisions. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 65852.28 of the Government Code proposed by SB 1090 and SB 1116 to be operative only if this bill and either or both SB 1090 and SB 1116 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 66411.7 of the Government Code proposed by AB 2005 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2005 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 66499.41 of the Government Code proposed by SB 1090 and SB 1116 to be operative only if this bill and either or both SB 1090 and SB 1116 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Sponsors

• Lee — primary sponsor

Bill text

AB2601 Read version ↗

02/20/26 - Introduced Read version ↗

04/16/26 - Amended Assembly Read version ↗

08/13/26 - Amended Senate Read version ↗

08/21/26 - Amended Senate Read version ↗

09/03/26 - Enrolled Read version ↗

09/30/26 - Chaptered Read version ↗

Recorded votes

Legislative history

1. September 30, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 955, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 30, 2026Approved by the Governor.
3. September 10, 2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
4. August 30, 2026Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 44. Noes 15. Page 6870.).
5. August 28, 2026In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
6. August 28, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 8.).
7. August 24, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
8. August 21, 2026Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
9. August 17, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
10. August 13, 2026Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
11. August 3, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
12. July 2, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 1).
13. June 25, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
14. May 13, 2026Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.
15. May 5, 2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
16. May 4, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 14. Page 4908.)
17. April 27, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
18. April 23, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 22).
19. April 20, 2026Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
20. April 16, 2026(Pending re-refer to Com. on L. GOV.)
21. April 16, 2026Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 4663.)
22. April 16, 2026Read second time and amended.
23. April 15, 2026From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 15).
24. March 9, 2026Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.
25. February 21, 2026From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
26. February 20, 2026Read first time. To print.

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