SB 92: Housing development: density bonuses. - California

10/10/25 - Chaptered → SB92 · 2 edits

MINOR

This diff does not reflect any substantive legislative change. The 'from' version is the official chaptered text of SB 92 as enacted on October 10, 2025 (Chapter 484), containing the full statutory language amending Government Code Section 65915. The 'to' version appears to be a web page capture of the same bill's information page on a legislative tracking site, with the statutory text replaced by website navigation elements, version dropdowns, and UI links.

TECHNICAL

The full chaptered statutory text of SB 92 (Government Code Section 65915 amendments regarding density bonuses for housing development) was removed from the document.

Website interface elements were added, including navigation links (home, accessibility, FAQ, feedback, sitemap, login), a quick search bar, version history dropdown listing prior bill versions (Enrolled 09/13/25, Amended Assembly 07/07/25, etc.), and page layout elements. No new legislative language was introduced.

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

MINOR

This diff represents the transition of SB 92 from its enrolled form (as passed by the legislature) to its chaptered form (as signed by the Governor on October 10, 2025 and filed with the Secretary of State). No substantive policy changes were made; the differences are entirely formatting and administrative, including the addition of the chapter number (Chapter 484), the official authentication header, and reformatting of the text to a wider column layout.

TECHNICAL

The bill was reformatted from the enrolled version's narrow column layout to the chaptered version's full-width layout, with updated page numbering (pages renumbered from 94 to 93 series).

Added 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL' header and Chapter 484 designation, along with the Governor's approval date of October 10, 2025.

Removed Senate and Assembly passage dates, the Governor's receipt line with blank fields for date and time, and the Private Secretary of the Governor signature block.

07/07/25 - Amended Assembly → 09/13/25 - Enrolled · 3 edits · Sep 13, 2025

MINOR

This diff reflects the transition of SB 92 from its Amended Assembly version to its Enrolled version. The changes are entirely procedural and formatting in nature: passage dates were added (Senate September 11, 2025; Assembly September 3, 2025), the header was reformatted for enrollment, line numbers and page headers were removed, and the digest dropped the phrase 'as amended.' No substantive policy changes to the statutory text of Section 65915 of the Government Code are visible in this diff.

TECHNICAL

The bill header was reformatted from the amended assembly format (with multiple amendment dates and coauthor listings) to the standard enrolled bill format showing passage dates by both chambers.

All line numbers, page headers, and legislative history amendment dates were removed as part of standard enrollment formatting.

The legislative counsel's digest changed from 'SB 92, as amended, Blakespear' to 'SB 92, Blakespear,' which is the standard change when a bill reaches enrolled status.

06/23/25 - Amended Assembly → 07/07/25 - Amended Assembly · 4 edits · Jul 7, 2025

MODERATE

SB 92 (Density Bonus Law) was amended in the Assembly on July 7, 2025, adding Assembly Member Ward as a coauthor and removing a provision that had authorized but not required local governments to grant concessions or incentives allowing increased floor area for nonresidential portions or specified parking of housing developments. The digest was also updated to add 'as prescribed' language regarding commercial floor area ratio restrictions and to simplify the description of affordable unit requirements.

Scope change

The bill's scope narrowed by removing the optional authorization for local governments to grant floor area increases for nonresidential portions or specified parking of housing developments, eliminating a discretionary tool that local jurisdictions could have used.

SCOPE

Removed the provision that authorized (but did not require) a city, county, or city and county to provide concessions or incentives or waivers or reductions of development standards allowing for an increase in floor area to apply to the nonresidential portion or specified parking of a housing development. This narrows the bill by eliminating optional local government authority over nonresidential floor area increases.

Assembly Member Ward was added as a coauthor alongside Senator Blakespear and Assembly Member Quirk-Silva.

REQUIREMENT

Added 'as prescribed' language to the restriction that a concession or incentive shall not result in a proposed project with a specified commercial floor area ratio, suggesting the threshold or conditions for this restriction are now defined elsewhere in the bill.

TECHNICAL

Cleaned up a prior amendment mark in the equity sharing agreement section where 'home ownership. home ownership.' was corrected to simply 'home ownership.'

03/10/25 - Amended Senate → 05/05/25 - Amended Senate · 6 edits · May 5, 2025

MODERATE

SB 92 was amended in the Senate on May 5, 2025 to modify how mixed-use developments are treated under the Density Bonus Law. The bill removed the previous 'two-thirds residential square footage' threshold for qualifying mixed-use projects and replaced it with a new definitional approach. It also added explicit protections for transient lodging, stating that local governments are not required to approve concessions or waive development standards for transient lodging components of housing developments, and clarified that floor area increases for nonresidential portions are permissive rather than mandatory.

DEFINITION

The definition approach for mixed-use developments changed. The prior version required at least two-thirds of square footage to be designated for residential use. The new version defines 'mixed-used developments' as consisting of residential and nonresidential uses that meet specified conditions, without the explicit two-thirds threshold in the digest.

SCOPE

New provision specifying that certain provisions of the Density Bonus Law do not require a city, county, or city and county to approve, grant a concession or incentive requiring approval of, or waive or reduce development standards otherwise applicable to transient lodging as part of a housing development, except as specified.

REQUIREMENT

New provision clarifying that a city, county, or city and county is authorized but not required to provide concessions or incentives or waivers or reductions of development standards allowing for an increase in floor area to apply to the nonresidential portion or specified parking of a housing development.

TECHNICAL

References to subdivision (o) were removed throughout, leaving only subdivision (p) for parking ratios, indicating a reorganization or removal of that subdivision.

Reference to 'subdivision (r)' was removed from the ordinance adoption exception in subdivision (a)(1), leaving only subdivision (s).

FISCAL

The fiscal note changed 'State-mandated local program: yes' to 'yes no' and 'Fiscal committee: yes' to 'yes no', suggesting the bill's state-mandated local program status is now in question or was reconsidered.

05/05/25 - Amended Senate → 06/23/25 - Amended Assembly · 4 edits · Jun 23, 2025

MODERATE

The Assembly amended SB 92 (Density Bonus Law) by removing the state-mandated local program designation and the mixed-use development definition language that had been added in the Senate version. In their place, the Assembly added a provision specifying that concessions and incentives shall not result in a proposed project with a specified commercial floor area ratio. The fiscal committee review requirement was also removed.

SCOPE

The state-mandated local program designation was removed (changed from 'yes' to 'no'). This means the bill no longer imposes a state mandate requiring local governments to adopt specific ordinances to administer the Density Bonus Law for mixed-use developments.

DEFINITION

The Senate version's language defining 'mixed-use developments' and expanding local government duties to administer the Density Bonus Law with respect to mixed-use developments was removed from the digest.

REQUIREMENT

New provision specifying that a concession or incentive shall not result in a proposed project with a specified commercial floor area ratio, placing a cap on how much nonresidential floor area can be added through density bonus incentives.

TECHNICAL

Fiscal committee review requirement changed from 'yes' to 'no', indicating the bill no longer triggers fiscal committee review under state budget procedures.

01/22/25 - Introduced → 03/10/25 - Amended Senate · 2 edits · Mar 10, 2025

MINOR

SB 92 was amended in the Senate to add a new definition for 'mixed-use developments,' clarifying that they must consist of residential and nonresidential uses meeting specified conditions. Several cross-reference errors were also corrected, where subdivision letters (o) and (p), and (r) and (s), had been listed in the wrong order. The remaining changes are page number and line renumbering adjustments resulting from the inserted definition text.

DEFINITION

A new definition was added for 'mixed-use developments,' specifying that they consist of residential and nonresidential uses that meet specified conditions. This clarifies the scope of what qualifies as a mixed-use development eligible for density bonuses under the bill.

TECHNICAL

Cross-reference corrections were made in multiple locations: subdivision references '(p), (o)' were corrected to '(o), (p)', and '(s), (r)' was corrected to '(r), (s)'. These fix errors where subdivision letters were listed in the wrong order.

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