California Building Standards Commission: appeals: code interpretations.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Vetoed
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill expands the California Building Standards Commission’s authority to review appeals about building codes and to approve alternative construction methods. It lets individuals, developers, and local agencies challenge standards that affect them and creates a process for statewide precedent decisions. The goal is to make building approvals more consistent and to help address the housing shortage.

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Vote

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6740.). · Aug 27, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 13, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 3, 2026
• Local Government Committee Hearing
  Local Government · Jul 1, 2026
• Housing Committee Hearing
  Housing · Jun 24, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Mar 19, 2025

History

1. May 21, 2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
2. Jun 23, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
3. Jun 10, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
4. May 13, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
5. Apr 23, 2025Re-referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.
6. Apr 2, 2025In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
7. Apr 1, 2025Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 954.).
8. Mar 20, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
9. Mar 19, 2025In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
10. Mar 19, 2025From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (March 19).
11. Mar 19, 2025Coauthors revised.
12. Mar 13, 2025Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

The 12 most recent of 19 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Nick Schultz (D) · sponsor
• Hadwick
• Schultz
• Wicks

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