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    AB-1308
    Housing & Homelessness

    Residential building permits: inspections: Housing Accountability Act.

    Enrolled
    CA
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    2025-2026 Regular Session
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    Key Takeaways

    • Requires 10-day inspections of completed permits for small residential projects.
    • Expands enforcement by treating failure to inspect on time as disapproval under the Housing Accountability Act.
    • Adds a Health and Safety Code requirement for 1–10 unit projects under 40 feet.
    • Operative only if SB 838 passes and AB 1308 runs last; no state reimbursement.

    Summary

    Hoover, with coauthor Wicks, advances a measure that ties housing approvals to a new inspection deadline for small-scale residential projects, coupling a specific timeline for post-permit checks with the state’s housing-enforcement framework. The core change would require building departments to inspect completed permitted work on eligible small projects within 10 business days after a notice of completion, and it would treat a failure to meet that deadline as a potential disapproval or violation under the Housing Accountability Act.

    The measure adds a dedicated 10-day inspection window through a new Health and Safety Code provision applicable to two project types: (1) new residential construction containing 1–10 units, all residential, with no occupied floors taller than 40 feet; and (2) residential additions to existing buildings containing 1–9 dwelling units (total not exceeding 10) with no occupied floors taller than 40 feet. If the building department misses the 10-day window, it is considered to be in violation of the Government Code’s Housing Accountability Act framework. The bill preserves the existing enforcement mechanisms under the Act—private actions, court orders, and awards of attorney’s fees—while expanding the set of actions that can constitute disapproval to include inaction on timely inspections. It also incorporates cross-reference corrections and includes conditional operative language tying amendments to 65589.5 to coordinated enactment with Senate Bill 838, such that certain amendments would be operative only if both bills are enacted and AB 1308 becomes effective after SB 838. The measure fends off state reimbursement on the grounds that the changes impose a local program with costs borne locally.

    In terms of implementation and policy context, the measure imposes a new duty on local building departments and introduces a new trigger for Housing Accountability Act enforcement focused on inspection timeliness for a narrow class of small-scale projects. It contemplates penalties and remedies carried through the Act, including minimum fines per housing unit and potential allocation of funds to local housing trust funds or the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund, with specified return provisions if funds are not expended. Local fiscal impact is expected to depend on project throughput and enforcement outcomes, and the overall effect will hinge on how the SB 838 amendments interact with the sequencing conditions. The proposal does not alter core housing standards but adds a procedural timeliness requirement intended to address inspection delays within the small-project segment, aligning with broader concerns about housing supply and approval timelines.

    Key Dates

    Vote on Assembly Floor
    Assembly Floor
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    AB 1308 Hoover Concurrence in Senate Amendments
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Senate Floor
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Assembly 3rd Reading AB1308 Hoover et al. By Jones
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Senate Floor
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Consent Calendar 2nd AB1308 Hoover et al
    Senate Housing Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Housing Hearing
    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
    Senate Local Government Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Local Government Hearing
    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing]
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    Assembly Floor
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    AB 1308 Hoover Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
    Assembly Appropriations Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Appropriations Hearing
    Do pass. To Consent Calendar
    Assembly Housing And Community Development Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Housing And Community Development Hearing
    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
    Assembly Local Government Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Local Government Hearing
    Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development]
    Introduced
    Assembly Floor
    Introduced
    Introduced. To print.

    Contacts

    Profile
    Buffy WicksD
    Assemblymember
    Bill Author
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    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Josh HooverR
    Assemblymember
    Bill Author
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
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    Buffy WicksD
    Assemblymember
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    Josh HooverR
    Assemblymember
    Bill Author

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    Introduced By

    Josh Hoover
    Josh HooverR
    California State Assembly Member
    Co-Author
    Buffy Wicks
    Buffy WicksD
    California State Assembly Member
    70% progression
    Bill has passed both houses in identical form and is being prepared for the Governor (9/10/2025)

    Latest Voting History

    View History
    September 10, 2025
    PASS
    Assembly Floor
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
    750580PASS

    Key Takeaways

    • Requires 10-day inspections of completed permits for small residential projects.
    • Expands enforcement by treating failure to inspect on time as disapproval under the Housing Accountability Act.
    • Adds a Health and Safety Code requirement for 1–10 unit projects under 40 feet.
    • Operative only if SB 838 passes and AB 1308 runs last; no state reimbursement.

    Get Involved

    Act Now!

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

    Introduced By

    Josh Hoover
    Josh HooverR
    California State Assembly Member
    Co-Author
    Buffy Wicks
    Buffy WicksD
    California State Assembly Member

    Summary

    Hoover, with coauthor Wicks, advances a measure that ties housing approvals to a new inspection deadline for small-scale residential projects, coupling a specific timeline for post-permit checks with the state’s housing-enforcement framework. The core change would require building departments to inspect completed permitted work on eligible small projects within 10 business days after a notice of completion, and it would treat a failure to meet that deadline as a potential disapproval or violation under the Housing Accountability Act.

    The measure adds a dedicated 10-day inspection window through a new Health and Safety Code provision applicable to two project types: (1) new residential construction containing 1–10 units, all residential, with no occupied floors taller than 40 feet; and (2) residential additions to existing buildings containing 1–9 dwelling units (total not exceeding 10) with no occupied floors taller than 40 feet. If the building department misses the 10-day window, it is considered to be in violation of the Government Code’s Housing Accountability Act framework. The bill preserves the existing enforcement mechanisms under the Act—private actions, court orders, and awards of attorney’s fees—while expanding the set of actions that can constitute disapproval to include inaction on timely inspections. It also incorporates cross-reference corrections and includes conditional operative language tying amendments to 65589.5 to coordinated enactment with Senate Bill 838, such that certain amendments would be operative only if both bills are enacted and AB 1308 becomes effective after SB 838. The measure fends off state reimbursement on the grounds that the changes impose a local program with costs borne locally.

    In terms of implementation and policy context, the measure imposes a new duty on local building departments and introduces a new trigger for Housing Accountability Act enforcement focused on inspection timeliness for a narrow class of small-scale projects. It contemplates penalties and remedies carried through the Act, including minimum fines per housing unit and potential allocation of funds to local housing trust funds or the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund, with specified return provisions if funds are not expended. Local fiscal impact is expected to depend on project throughput and enforcement outcomes, and the overall effect will hinge on how the SB 838 amendments interact with the sequencing conditions. The proposal does not alter core housing standards but adds a procedural timeliness requirement intended to address inspection delays within the small-project segment, aligning with broader concerns about housing supply and approval timelines.

    70% progression
    Bill has passed both houses in identical form and is being prepared for the Governor (9/10/2025)

    Key Dates

    Vote on Assembly Floor
    Assembly Floor
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    AB 1308 Hoover Concurrence in Senate Amendments
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Senate Floor
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Assembly 3rd Reading AB1308 Hoover et al. By Jones
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Senate Floor
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Consent Calendar 2nd AB1308 Hoover et al
    Senate Housing Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Housing Hearing
    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
    Senate Local Government Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Local Government Hearing
    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing]
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    Assembly Floor
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    AB 1308 Hoover Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
    Assembly Appropriations Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Appropriations Hearing
    Do pass. To Consent Calendar
    Assembly Housing And Community Development Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Housing And Community Development Hearing
    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
    Assembly Local Government Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Local Government Hearing
    Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development]
    Introduced
    Assembly Floor
    Introduced
    Introduced. To print.

    Latest Voting History

    View History
    September 10, 2025
    PASS
    Assembly Floor
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
    750580PASS

    Contacts

    Profile
    Buffy WicksD
    Assemblymember
    Bill Author
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Josh HooverR
    Assemblymember
    Bill Author
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    0 of 2 row(s) selected.
    Page 1 of 1
    Select All Legislators
    Profile
    Buffy WicksD
    Assemblymember
    Bill Author
    Profile
    Josh HooverR
    Assemblymember
    Bill Author