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AB-2400 • 2026

General plan: annual report: suite-style student housing quarters.

General plan: annual report: suite-style student housing quarters.

Education Housing Land
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Wallis
Last action
2026-03-09
Official status
Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on how suite-style student housing quarters will be counted or what specific information is needed for each quarter.

Annual Report on Student Housing

This law requires cities and counties in California to include the number of suite-style student housing quarters in their annual reports.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires cities and counties to add the number of suite-style student housing quarters to their annual report.
  • Specifies that no state money is needed for this new requirement.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Cities and counties in California
  • The Department of Housing and Community Development

Terms To Know

suite-style student housing quarters
Living spaces designed for students, often with shared facilities like kitchens or bathrooms.
annual report
A yearly document that cities and counties must send to the state about their housing situation.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how suite-style student housing quarters will be counted.
  • It is unclear what specific information will be needed for each quarter.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-09 California Legislative Information

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

  2. 2026-02-21 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  3. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2400, as introduced, Wallis.
General plan: annual report: suite-style student housing quarters.
The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use development of the city or county that includes, among other elements, a housing element. That law requires the housing element to include, among other things, an identification and analysis of existing and projected housing needs. That law requires the city or county to provide by April 1 of each year an annual report to, among other entities, the Department of Housing and Community Development that includes, among other specified information, the number of units of housing demolished and new units of housing that have been issued a completed entitlement, a building permit, or a certificate of occupancy.
This bill would additionally require the city or county to include in the annual report the number of suite-style student housing quarters, as determined
by the department. By requiring a city or county to include additional information in the annual report, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
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.

Current Bill Text

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