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AB-1353 • 2026

State real property: office space: consolidation.

State real property: office space: consolidation.

Housing
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Haney
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify annual reporting requirements for audit findings.

Consolidating State Office Space

The bill requires the Department of General Services to audit and consolidate state office space, reserving any freed-up space for California's public universities.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Department of General Services to conduct an annual audit of how state office buildings are used starting January 1, 2027.
  • Allows the department to combine office spaces within a building at different levels like suites or floors based on the findings from the audits.
  • Reserves any extra space created by this consolidation for use by California's public universities, including UC and CSU systems.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of General Services
  • State agencies that occupy state office buildings
  • California’s public university systems

Terms To Know

audit
A review to check how well something is being used or managed.
consolidation
Combining separate parts into a single unit.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if there isn't enough space to consolidate.
  • It is unclear how much office space will be freed up by this consolidation process.
  • The exact impact on state agencies and universities is uncertain.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. 2026-01-31 California Legislative Information

    Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

  3. 2025-04-23 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  4. 2025-04-01 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  5. 2025-03-28 California Legislative Information

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

  6. 2025-03-28 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on G.O. and Higher ED.

  7. 2025-02-24 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  8. 2025-02-22 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  9. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1353, as amended, Haney.
Affordable housing.
State real property: office space: consolidation.
Existing law establishes in the state government, in the Government Operations Agency, the Department of General Services and provides that the department is under the control of an executive officer known as the Director of General Services. Existing law requires each state agency annually to review certain proprietary state lands over which it has jurisdiction to determine what land, if any, is in excess of its foreseeable needs and report this in writing to the department. Existing law, by January 1, 2024, requires the department to prepare and report to the Legislature a streamlined plan to transition underutilized multistory state buildings into housing for the purpose of expanding affordable housing development and adaptive reuse opportunities.
This bill, by January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, would require the department to conduct an audit of utilization of state office buildings to determine opportunities to consolidate the square footage of office space given to a state agency, as provided. The bill would also authorize and require the department, in accordance with the findings of the above-described audit, to consolidate space within a state office building at the suite, floor, and building level. The bill would require any space made available by this consolidation to be reserved for use by the University of California, California State University, and the California Community Colleges. The bill would also make related findings and declarations.
Existing law finds and declares that the Legislature has provided specified reforms and incentives to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable housing.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

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