Permit Streamlining Act: housing development projects: centralized application portal.
- Requires large cities and counties to create online portals for housing development applications by 2028.
- Allows jurisdictions to delay implementation until 2030 if they prove it would significantly increase permit fees.
- Mandates that the online portal must enable applicants to track their application status.
- Exempts cities from tracking permits or inspections managed by other agencies and utility providers.
Assembly Member Caloza's centralized housing permit portal legislation requires California cities and counties with populations exceeding 150,000 to establish online application systems for housing development projects by January 1, 2028. The portals must enable applicants to submit materials and track application status through a single digital interface.
Local jurisdictions may extend their implementation deadline to January 1, 2030 by meeting two conditions before January 1, 2028: documenting that earlier compliance would necessitate substantial permitting fee increases and initiating a procurement process for the portal. While the portals must display application status information, cities and counties are not required to include permit or inspection updates from other agencies or utility providers.
The bill, which applies to all California cities including charter cities, allows local governments to levy fees and charges to fund the mandated portal systems. For counties, the population threshold applies only to residents in unincorporated areas. The Legislature's findings state that streamlining housing development applications through centralized online portals constitutes a matter of statewide concern rather than solely municipal affairs.
 Buffy WicksD Assemblymember | Bill Author |  Not Contacted | |
 Jessica CalozaD Assemblymember | Bill Author | Not Contacted |
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Introduced By
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 0 | 3 | 79 | PASS |
- Requires large cities and counties to create online portals for housing development applications by 2028.
- Allows jurisdictions to delay implementation until 2030 if they prove it would significantly increase permit fees.
- Mandates that the online portal must enable applicants to track their application status.
- Exempts cities from tracking permits or inspections managed by other agencies and utility providers.
Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Caloza's centralized housing permit portal legislation requires California cities and counties with populations exceeding 150,000 to establish online application systems for housing development projects by January 1, 2028. The portals must enable applicants to submit materials and track application status through a single digital interface.
Local jurisdictions may extend their implementation deadline to January 1, 2030 by meeting two conditions before January 1, 2028: documenting that earlier compliance would necessitate substantial permitting fee increases and initiating a procurement process for the portal. While the portals must display application status information, cities and counties are not required to include permit or inspection updates from other agencies or utility providers.
The bill, which applies to all California cities including charter cities, allows local governments to levy fees and charges to fund the mandated portal systems. For counties, the population threshold applies only to residents in unincorporated areas. The Legislature's findings state that streamlining housing development applications through centralized online portals constitutes a matter of statewide concern rather than solely municipal affairs.
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 0 | 3 | 79 | PASS |
Buffy WicksD Assemblymember | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
Jessica CalozaD Assemblymember | Bill Author | Not Contacted |