SB-499
Housing & Homelessness

Residential projects: fees and charges: emergency services.

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Key Takeaways

  • Expands local agencies' ability to collect early development fees for emergency-related parks and recreation facilities.
  • Requires payment of development fees at certificate of occupancy unless specific emergency facilities are involved.
  • Exempts affordable housing projects with 49% low-income units from early fee collection requirements.
  • Establishes property liens and tax-like collection methods for unpaid development fees.

Summary

Senator Stern's proposal expands local agencies' authority to collect development fees earlier for parkland and recreational facilities that serve emergency purposes. The measure modifies the Mitigation Fee Act to allow advance collection of fees for facilities identified in a jurisdiction's safety element or local hazard mitigation plan, provided those facilities have an emergency function beyond general recreational use.

Under current law, local agencies cannot require payment of most development fees until final inspection or occupancy certification, with exceptions for certain public safety and emergency service facilities. The bill adds qualifying parkland and recreational spaces to the list of facilities eligible for earlier fee collection, while maintaining existing protections for affordable housing developments. Projects reserving at least 49 percent of units for lower-income households remain exempt from early fee requirements.

The legislation preserves the existing framework requiring local agencies to establish dedicated accounts and adopt construction plans before collecting fees ahead of occupancy. It also maintains provisions allowing agencies to require performance bonds or letters of credit from developers to guarantee future payment of deferred fees.

Key Dates

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Vote on Senate Floor
Senate 3rd Reading SB499 Stern
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Do pass as amended
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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Al MuratsuchiD
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Introduced By

Henry Stern
Henry SternD
California State Senator
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Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (5/28/2025)

Latest Voting History

July 2, 2025
PASS
Assembly Committee
Assembly Local Government Hearing
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70310PASS

Key Takeaways

  • Expands local agencies' ability to collect early development fees for emergency-related parks and recreation facilities.
  • Requires payment of development fees at certificate of occupancy unless specific emergency facilities are involved.
  • Exempts affordable housing projects with 49% low-income units from early fee collection requirements.
  • Establishes property liens and tax-like collection methods for unpaid development fees.

Get Involved

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Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.

Introduced By

Henry Stern
Henry SternD
California State Senator

Summary

Senator Stern's proposal expands local agencies' authority to collect development fees earlier for parkland and recreational facilities that serve emergency purposes. The measure modifies the Mitigation Fee Act to allow advance collection of fees for facilities identified in a jurisdiction's safety element or local hazard mitigation plan, provided those facilities have an emergency function beyond general recreational use.

Under current law, local agencies cannot require payment of most development fees until final inspection or occupancy certification, with exceptions for certain public safety and emergency service facilities. The bill adds qualifying parkland and recreational spaces to the list of facilities eligible for earlier fee collection, while maintaining existing protections for affordable housing developments. Projects reserving at least 49 percent of units for lower-income households remain exempt from early fee requirements.

The legislation preserves the existing framework requiring local agencies to establish dedicated accounts and adopt construction plans before collecting fees ahead of occupancy. It also maintains provisions allowing agencies to require performance bonds or letters of credit from developers to guarantee future payment of deferred fees.

40% progression
Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (5/28/2025)

Key Dates

Next Step
Assembly Floor
Next Step
Assembly Committee
Assembly Floor
Hearing has not been scheduled yet
Assembly Local Government Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Local Government Hearing
Do pass as amended
Vote on Senate Floor
Senate Floor
Vote on Senate Floor
Senate 3rd Reading SB499 Stern
Senate Local Government Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Local Government Hearing
Do pass as amended
Introduced
Senate Floor
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Latest Voting History

July 2, 2025
PASS
Assembly Committee
Assembly Local Government Hearing
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
70310PASS

Contacts

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Al MuratsuchiD
Assemblymember
Floor Vote
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Sharon Quirk-SilvaD
Assemblymember
Floor Vote
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James GallagherR
Assemblymember
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Not Contacted
Not Contacted
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Mike GipsonD
Assemblymember
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Jacqui IrwinD
Assemblymember
Floor Vote
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Al MuratsuchiD
Assemblymember
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Sharon Quirk-SilvaD
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James GallagherR
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Mike GipsonD
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Jacqui IrwinD
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Tom LackeyR
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Ash KalraD
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Phillip ChenR
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Cecilia Aguiar-CurryD
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Heath FloraR
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Henry SternD
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Marc BermanD
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Blanca RubioD
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Joaquin ArambulaD
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Jesse GabrielD
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Rebecca Bauer-KahanD
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Tasha Boerner HorvathD
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Cottie Petrie-NorrisD
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James RamosD
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Robert RivasD
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Buffy WicksD
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Steve BennettD
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Laurie DaviesR
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Alex LeeD
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Chris WardD
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Lisa CalderonD
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Isaac BryanD
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Mia BontaD
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Mike FongD
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Lori WilsonD
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Matt HaneyD
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David AlvarezD
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Tina McKinnorD
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Dawn AddisD
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Juan AlanisR
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Jasmeet BainsD
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Damon ConnollyD
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Diane DixonR
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Bill EssayliR
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Gregg HartD
Assemblymember
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Josh HooverR
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Corey JacksonD
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Joe PattersonR
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Juan CarrilloD
Assemblymember
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Josh LowenthalD
Assemblymember
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Liz OrtegaD
Assemblymember
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Blanca PachecoD
Assemblymember
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Diane PapanD
Assemblymember
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Gail PellerinD
Assemblymember
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Kate SanchezR
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Pilar SchiavoD
Assemblymember
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Esmeralda SoriaD
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Stephanie NguyenD
Assemblymember
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Tri TaR
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Avelino ValenciaD
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Rick ZburD
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Greg WallisR
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Patrick AhrensD
Assemblymember
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Jessica CalozaD
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Leticia CastilloR
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Carl DeMaioR
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Anamarie FariasD
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Robert GarciaD
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Jeff GonzalezR
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Mark GonzalezD
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Heather HadwickR
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John HarabedianD
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Maggy KrellD
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Alexandra MacedoR
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Darshana PatelD
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Rhodesia RansomD
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Celeste RodriguezD
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Michelle RodriguezD
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Chris RogersD
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Nick SchultzD
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LaShae Sharp-CollinsD
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Jose SolacheD
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Catherine StefaniD
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David TangipaR
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Sade ElhawaryD
Assemblymember
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Stan EllisR
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