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AB-1567 • 2026

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

General plan: annual report: congregate and residential 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
2026-04-23
Official status
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the impact of exceeding the 15% limit.

Annual Report on Elder Care Housing

This law allows planning agencies to include information about approved units for elderly care facilities in their annual reports starting with the seventh revision, up to a limit of 15% of a jurisdiction's regional housing need allocation.

What This Bill Does

  • Authorizes planning agencies to include the number of units approved for congregate and residential care for the elderly in their annual housing report starting from the seventh revision.
  • Limits this inclusion to no more than 15% of a jurisdiction’s regional housing need allocation for any income category.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Planning agencies that prepare and submit annual housing reports.
  • Local governments responsible for adopting general plans, including counties and cities.

Terms To Know

Congregate care
A type of living arrangement where older adults live in a community setting with shared meals, activities, and support services.
Residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs)
Housing options that provide assistance to seniors who need help with daily activities but do not require nursing home care.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a planning agency exceeds the 15% limit.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect existing housing needs and allocations for other types of housing.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  2. 2026-03-25 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  3. 2026-03-17 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

  4. 2026-03-16 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.

  5. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

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

  6. 2026-01-13 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 12.

  7. 2026-01-12 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1567, as amended, Ta.
General plan: annual report: congregate
and residential
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, 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,
elderly or residential care facilities for the elderly,
as defined, for up to 15% of a jurisdiction’s regional housing need allocation for any income category.

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