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AB-2058 • 2026

California Factory-Built Housing Law: inspection: permitting.

California Factory-Built Housing Law: inspection: permitting.

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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
Harabedian (A) , Wicks
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The full impact of the bill on costs for local enforcement agencies is not specified in the provided official source material.

California Factory-Built Housing Inspection Law

AB-2058 allows first users of factory-built housing to choose between local enforcement agencies or quality assurance agencies for inspections and sets limits on inspection fees.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the requirement that a local enforcement agency enforce and inspect the installation of factory-built housing.
  • Allows first users to choose either a local enforcement agency or a quality assurance agency, supervised by the state department, to enforce and inspect the installation of factory-built housing.
  • Limits inspection fees charged by local enforcement agencies to no more than 50% of what is charged for non-factory-built housing inspections.
  • Prohibits local enforcement agencies from charging an inspection fee if a first user chooses a quality assurance agency for the inspection.
  • Prevents local enforcement or quality assurance agencies from disassembling, damaging, or destroying factory-built housing during inspections.

Who It Names or Affects

  • First users of factory-built housing
  • Local enforcement agencies responsible for building codes and inspections
  • Quality assurance agencies that perform inspections

Terms To Know

Factory-Built Housing
Housing units manufactured in a factory setting before being transported to their final location.
First User
The initial owner or occupant of the housing unit after it is installed at its permanent site.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if a first user does not choose an inspection agency.
  • Requires local agencies to follow new state-mandated rules, which may increase their duties and responsibilities.
  • The bill's full impact on costs for local enforcement agencies is unclear.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-23 California Legislative Information

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

  2. 2026-04-15 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  3. 2026-04-15 California Legislative Information

    Coauthors revised.

  4. 2026-03-23 California Legislative Information

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

  5. 2026-03-19 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.

  6. 2026-03-19 California Legislative Information

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

  7. 2026-02-19 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  8. 2026-02-18 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2058, as amended, Harabedian.
Factory-built housing.
California Factory-Built Housing Law: inspection: permitting.
(1) Existing law, the California Factory-Built Housing Law, requires all factory-built housing manufactured after a specified date that is sold or offered for sale to first users within the state to bear insignia of approval issued by the department, deems that housing to comply with the requirements of all ordinances or regulations enacted by any city, city and county, county, or district that may be applicable to the construction of housing, as specified, and prohibits a city, city and county, county, and district from requiring submittal of plans for any factory-built housing manufactured, or to be manufactured, pursuant to these provisions, as specified. The law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to enforce its provisions, except for in-plant inspections of
the manufacture and installation of factory-built housing by local enforcement or inspection agencies, as specified. Existing law authorizes the local enforcement agency to, by ordinance, establish an inspection fee for the inspection of the installation of factory-built housing. Existing law authorizes the department to provide by regulation for the qualification and disqualification of quality assurance agencies to perform inspections of factory-built housing manufacturers. The law requires the department to adopt rules and regulations to interpret and make specific these provisions, as specified. The law provides that any person who violates any of these provisions and other specified law is guilty of a misdemeanor, as specified.
This bill would remove the requirement that a local enforcement agency enforce and inspect the installation of factory-built housing and, instead, require a first user to choose to have either the local enforcement agency or a quality
assurance agency, acting on behalf and subject to the supervision of the department, enforce and inspect the installation of factory-built housing. The bill would limit a local enforcement agency’s inspection fee to no more than 50% of the equivalent inspection fee for nonfactory-built housing. The bill would prohibit a local enforcement agency from charging an inspection fee if a first user chooses to have a quality assurance agency enforce and inspect the installation. The bill would also prohibit a local enforcement agency from establishing any permitting fee related to factory-built housing that exceeds 50% of the equivalent permitting fee for nonfactory-built housing. The bill would prohibit a local enforcement agency or quality assurance agency from disassembling, damaging, or destroying factory-built housing while inspecting the installation of that factory-built housing. The bill would also make conforming changes.
By increasing the duties of local officials, and by expanding the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
(2) The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
(3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law authorizes the governing body of any city, county, or city and county to, by ordinance, elect to have its building department assume responsibility for in-plant inspections of all factory-built housing in all places of manufacture within the political limits of the jurisdiction of that city, county, or city and county.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

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