SB 233: Regional housing need: determination: consultation with councils of governments. - California

09/04/25 - Amended Assembly → 09/13/25 - Enrolled · 4 edits · Sep 13, 2025

MODERATE

SB 233 moved from its Amended Assembly version to Enrolled form after passing both chambers (Senate Sept. 11, Assembly Sept. 8). The primary substantive change is in how the bill defines data requirements for overcrowding and cost-burdened households: the enrolled version removes specific 'comparable housing market' benchmark definitions that allowed councils of governments to set national-average thresholds, replacing them with simpler language requiring regional percentages to be compared against national percentages. This shifts the analytical framework from COG-determined benchmarks to a more straightforward regional-versus-national comparison.

DEFINITION

Subparagraph (C) on overcrowding: removed the definition of 'overcrowded rate for a comparable housing market' (which set a ceiling at the national average as determined by the council of governments) and replaced it with a requirement to report the percentage of overcrowded households within the region and throughout the nation.

Subparagraph (H) on cost burden: removed the definition of 'rate of housing cost burden for a healthy housing market' (which set a ceiling at the national average as determined by the council of governments) and replaced it with a requirement to report the percentage of cost-burdened households within the region and throughout the nation.

TECHNICAL

The UC/CSU enrollment consideration requirement (requiring the Department of Finance to account for changes in university enrollment when projecting household growth) remains in Section 1.5, which is conditional on both this bill and SB 486 being enacted with this bill enacted last.

Procedural formatting changes: removal of line numbers and amendment markup, addition of passage dates (Senate Sept. 11, Assembly Sept. 8), and addition of the Governor's receipt block indicating the bill is now in enrolled form awaiting executive action.

03/03/25 - Amended Senate → 06/19/25 - Amended Assembly · 4 edits · Jun 19, 2025

MODERATE

The Assembly amendment to SB 233 restructures the consultation deadlines for the 7th housing element revision by creating a new middle tier (34 months) and modifying which regional councils get shorter deadlines. San Diego Association of Governments was removed from the shortest-deadline group, County of Nevada was added to it, and a new 34-month category was created covering San Luis Obispo and Sacramento Area Council of Governments. All other councils remain at 38 months for the 7th revision.

TIMELINE

For the 7th housing element revision, a new 34-month consultation deadline tier was created, applying to the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments and the Sacramento Area Council of Governments. Previously these councils fell into either the 26-month or 38-month categories.

The San Diego Association of Governments was removed from the list of councils eligible for the shortened 26-month consultation deadline for the 7th revision. It now falls into the standard 38-month category (or possibly the new 34-month category, though it is not explicitly listed there).

The County of Nevada was added to the list of councils eligible for the shortened 26-month consultation deadline for the 7th revision.

The introductory language in paragraph (b)(1) was revised to remove the standalone phrase 'At least 26 months prior to the scheduled revision pursuant to Section 65588,' leaving only the reference to the applicable deadline specified in paragraph (2). This clarifies that the specific deadlines are governed entirely by the tiered structure in paragraph (2) rather than a blanket 26-month rule.

10/10/25 - Chaptered → SB233 · 1 edit

MINOR

This diff represents a change in document format rather than a change in law. The bill text of SB 233 (Chapter 577) is substantively identical between both versions; the difference is that the 'From' version is the official chaptered legislative document with page numbers and formal formatting, while the 'To' version is a web-based rendering of the same enacted bill with navigation menus, search tools, and bill-tracking features added around the text.

TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted from the official chaptered law layout (with page numbers, chapter headers, and legislative counsel digest in a fixed format) to a web page presentation that includes site navigation, search functionality, version history links, and bill tracking tools. The underlying statutory language of Section 65584.01, including all consultation deadlines, population projection thresholds, data factors, objection procedures, and the conditional operative provision for SB 486, is unchanged.

09/13/25 - Enrolled → 10/10/25 - Chaptered · 3 edits · Oct 10, 2025

MINOR

SB 233 transitioned from its enrolled form to its chaptered (enacted) form after the Governor approved it on October 10, 2025. No substantive policy changes were made between versions; the differences are limited to formatting, page numbering, and administrative markings such as the chapter number (577), approval date, and removal of signature blocks.

TECHNICAL

Page numbers changed from 95 to 94 and headers changed from 'SB 233' to 'Ch. 577' throughout the document, reflecting renumbering in the official statute compilation.

Added chapter number (Chapter 577), Governor approval date (October 10, 2025), and Governor's initial (O) to the enacted version.

Removed enrolled-bill formatting elements including Senate and Assembly passage dates, Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk signature blocks, and the 'received by Governor' line with blank date fields.

06/19/25 - Amended Assembly → 09/04/25 - Amended Assembly · 3 edits · Sep 4, 2025

MINOR

SB 233 was amended to add a new Section 1.5 and Section 2 that coordinate this bill with SB 486, both of which amend the same housing element statute (Government Code Section 65584.01). The new Section 1.5 is an alternative version of the housing needs methodology that incorporates SB 486's requirement for the Department of Finance to consider UC and CSU enrollment changes when projecting household growth. A 'last enacted' mechanism ensures only one version takes effect, preventing conflicting amendments to the same section.

SCOPE

New Section 1.5 adds an alternative version of Government Code Section 65584.01 that incorporates SB 486's amendment requiring the Department of Finance to consider changes in enrollment levels at University of California and California State University campuses when preparing anticipated household growth projections for a region.

TECHNICAL

New Section 2 establishes conditional operative language: Section 1.5 only becomes operative if both SB 233 and SB 486 are enacted and effective by January 1, 2026, both amend Section 65584.01, and SB 233 is enacted after SB 486. In that case, the original Section 1 of this bill does not become operative.

The legislative counsel's digest was updated to note that the bill incorporates additional changes to Section 65584.01 proposed by SB 486, operative only if both bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

01/28/25 - Introduced → 03/03/25 - Amended Senate · 1 edit · Mar 3, 2025

MINOR

The Senate amended SB 233 by removing a redundant 'at least 26 months prior to the scheduled revision' deadline reference from the opening of subsection (b)(1) of Government Code Section 65584.01. The specific consultation deadlines for each housing element revision cycle are already set out in paragraph (2), which provides different timeframes (26 or 38 months) depending on the revision number and the council of governments involved. This is a technical clarification that eliminates potential confusion about which deadline controls.

TIMELINE

Removed the phrase 'At least 26 months prior to the scheduled revision pursuant to Section 65588' from the opening of subsection (b)(1). The applicable deadlines are already specified in paragraph (2), which sets 26 months for the 4th-6th revisions, 26 or 38 months for the 7th revision depending on the council of governments, and 38 months for the 8th and subsequent revisions.

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