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AB-1131 • 2026

General plan: annual report: congregate care for the elderly.

General plan: annual report: congregate care for the elderly.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Ta
Last action
2025-08-29
Official status
In committee: Held under submission.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify what happens if the number of units exceeds 15% of the regional housing need allocation, nor does it explicitly state that the units must be priced at or below the area median income. Additionally, there is no mention of funding for implementation.

Annual Report on Housing for Elderly Care

This law allows planning agencies to include information about approved elderly care units in their annual reports, starting with the seventh revision of the housing element.

What This Bill Does

  • Authorizes planning agencies to include in their annual reports the number of units approved for congregate care for the elderly at or below 100% of the area median income, starting from the seventh and subsequent revisions of the housing element.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Planning agencies in cities and counties
  • Legislative bodies responsible for adopting general plans

Terms To Know

Congregate care for the elderly
A type of housing where older adults live independently but have access to shared services like meals, activities, and healthcare.
Area median income
The midpoint income level in a specific area, used to determine affordability standards for housing.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if the number of units exceeds 15% of the regional housing need allocation.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect existing reporting requirements.

Bill History

  1. 2025-08-29 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Held under submission.

  2. 2025-07-14 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. 2025-07-02 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. 2025-06-18 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on HOUSING.

  5. 2025-06-04 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  6. 2025-06-03 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1988.)

  7. 2025-05-27 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

  9. 2025-04-30 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

  10. 2025-04-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. 2025-04-21 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  12. 2025-04-10 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.

  13. 2025-04-09 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  14. 2025-03-10 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.

  15. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  16. 2025-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1131, as amended, Ta.
General plan: annual report: congregate care for the elderly.
The Planning and Zoning law requires each planning agency to prepare and the legislative body of each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan containing specified elements, including a housing element.
Existing law requires the housing element to be revised according to a specific schedule.
After the legislative body has adopted all or part of a general plan, existing law requires the planning agency to provide by April 1 of each year an annual report to various entities that includes specified information.
Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with each council of governments,
to determine each region’s existing and projected housing need, as provided. Existing law requires each council of governments, or the department for cities and counties without a council of governments, to adopt a final regional housing need plan that allocates a share of the regional housing need to each city, county, or city and county and that furthers specified objectives.
This bill
would
would, for the 7th and each subsequent revision of the housing element,
authorize a planning agency to include in that report the number of units approved for congregate care for the
elderly at or below 100% of the area median income, as defined.
elderly, as defined, for up to 15% of a jurisdiction’s regional housing need allocation for any income category.

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