Bill Text: CA AB1277 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Land use: housing.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2024-02-01 - Died at Desk. [AB1277 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB1277-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1277
| Introduced by Assembly Member Wallis |
February 16, 2023 |
An act to amend Section 65580 of the Government Code, relating to land use.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1277, as introduced, Wallis.
Land use: housing.
Existing law declares the importance of, and general responsibility for, making housing available and affordable for all Californians.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 65580 of the Government Code is amended to read:65580.
The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(a) The availability of housing is of vital statewide importance, and the early attainment of decent housing and a suitable living environment for every Californian, including farmworkers, is a priority of the highest order.
(b) The early attainment of this goal requires the cooperative participation of government and the private sector in an effort to expand housing opportunities and accommodate the housing needs of Californians of all economic levels.
(c) The provision of Providing
housing
that is affordable to low- and moderate-income households requires the cooperation of all levels of government.
(d) Local and state governments have a responsibility to use the powers vested in them to facilitate the improvement and development of housing to make adequate provision for the housing needs of all economic segments of the community.
(e) The Legislature recognizes that in carrying out this responsibility, each local government also has the responsibility to consider economic, environmental, and fiscal factors and community goals set forth in the general plan and to cooperate with other local governments and the state in addressing regional housing needs.
(f) Designating and maintaining a supply of land and adequate sites suitable, feasible, and available for the
development of housing sufficient to meet the locality’s housing need for all income levels is essential to achieving the state’s housing goals and the purposes of this article.
