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

Housing Land

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Ta
Last action: 2026-06-03
Official status: Referred to Com. on HOUSING.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details on what happens if a planning agency exceeds 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 from 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 the general plan.

Terms To Know

Congregate Care: A type of living arrangement where elderly people live in a community setting with shared services and activities.
Residential Care Facilities: Specialized housing for the elderly that provides personal care, supervision, and assistance.

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 reporting requirements or other elements of the housing plan.

Bill History

2026-06-03 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HOUSING.
2026-05-21 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-21 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0.)
2026-05-18 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-05-06 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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.
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.
2026-03-17 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
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.
2026-02-02 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.
2026-01-13 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee February 12.
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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