Plain English Breakdown
The official text contains conflicting edits regarding whether the exception applies to calendar year 2027 alone or both 2027 and 2028; the summary reflects the broader exclusion of both years found in the final amended language.
Extending Deadlines for Regional Housing Plan Steps
This law changes the schedule for when local governments and regional groups must finish specific steps to plan how much housing each city or county needs.
What This Bill Does
- Changes the deadline for cities and counties to form a subregional group from at least 28 months before a revision to at least 34 months before, except for certain cycles due in 2027 or 2028.
- Moves the date when councils of governments must assign housing shares to subregions from at least 25 months before a revision to at least 31 months before, except for certain cycles due in 2027 or 2028.
- Requires regional groups to create their plan for dividing up housing needs at least 2.5 years before a scheduled revision instead of 2 years, except for certain cycles due in 2027 or 2028.
- Sets a new deadline for sending draft housing allocation plans to local governments and the state department, moving it from at least 1.5 years early to at least 2 years early, except for certain cycles due in 2027 or 2028.
Who It Names or Affects
- Cities and counties that must create general plans with housing elements
- Councils of governments that manage regional housing needs
- Subregional entities formed by groups of cities and counties
- The Department of Housing and Community Development
Terms To Know
- Housing element
- A required part of a city or county's long-term plan that describes how much housing is needed.
- Council of governments
- A group where local leaders from different cities and counties work together on regional issues like housing.
- Subregional entity
- A smaller group formed by at least two cities and a county to handle housing needs for their specific area within a larger region.
Limits and Unknowns
- The timeline changes do not apply to the 7th housing element cycle if the revision is due in calendar year 2027 or 2028.
- The bill states an intent for future laws but does not create new deadlines based on smaller regional groupings right now.