SB 1122 California Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Planning and zoning: annual progress report: accessory dwelling unit ordinances.

Summary

Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each county and each city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, and specified land outside its boundaries, that includes, among other specified mandatory elements, a housing element. That law requires the planning agency of a city or county to provide by April 1 of each year an annual report to, among other entities, the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, formerly known as the Office of Planning and Research, and 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, thus far in the housing element cycle, as specified. The Planning and Zoning Law also provides for the creation by local ordinance, or by ministerial approval if a local agency has not adopted an ordinance, of accessory dwelling units in areas zoned for single-family or multifamily dwelling residential use in accordance with specified standards and conditions. This bill would require a city or county that has an accessory dwelling unit ordinance to submit as part of their annual report the code section where that ordinance is located and the date the ordinance was enacted or most recently updated. By increasing the scope of data required to be reported 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 17, 2026 Last action May 14, 2026

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What changed between versions

04/20/26 - Amended Senate → SB1122 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes were made between these two versions of SB 1122. The diff reflects a reformatting of the bill from a traditional legislative document layout (with line numbers, page headers, and column formatting) to a web page presentation format that includes navigation elements, search tools, and a different text structure. The actual legal content of the bill remains identical.

TECHNICAL

The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document layout (with line numbers, page headers like '97 SB 1122', and two-column formatting) to a web page format that includes site navigation (home, accessibility, FAQ, feedback, sitemap, login), search functionality, and a single-column text presentation. No changes were made to the substantive legal text of Section 65400.

02/17/26 - Introduced → 03/24/26 - Amended Senate · 7 edits · Mar 24, 2026

MODERATE

SB 1122 was dramatically expanded from a minor grammatical fix to victim compensation definitions into a major land use reporting bill. The amended version adds an entirely new section requiring cities and counties to submit detailed annual housing reports to state agencies, including a requirement that any jurisdiction with an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance must include a copy of that ordinance's text in its report. This creates a new state-mandated local program with associated fiscal implications.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a narrow, nonsubstantive correction to victim compensation definitions into a broad land use and housing policy bill affecting all California cities and counties. It now imposes new annual reporting obligations on local governments regarding housing production, ADU ordinances, demolitions, density bonuses, and replacement housing units.

SCOPE

Added a completely new Section 1 amending Government Code Section 65400, expanding the bill from a victim compensation definitions fix to a comprehensive housing data reporting requirement for all cities and counties.

REQUIREMENT

Requires any city or county with an ADU ordinance under Section 66314 to include a copy of the full text of that ordinance in its annual report to state agencies (new subparagraph M).

Requires annual reports to include detailed housing production data broken down by income level and opportunity area, density bonus information, demolition data, replacement housing unit data, and historic designation status.

ENFORCEMENT

Adds enforcement mechanisms allowing the Department of Housing and Community Development to request corrections within 90 days, reject non-compliant reports, and authorizing courts to issue orders compelling compliance with sanctions for continued non-compliance.

FISCAL

Adds a state mandate reimbursement provision (new Section 2) requiring the Commission on State Mandates to determine if the bill imposes costs on local agencies that must be reimbursed by the state.

TIMELINE

Several reporting requirements are phased in, with demolition reporting and replacement housing unit reporting not required until the report due April 1, 2027.

TECHNICAL

The original victim compensation changes (Section 13951) were renumbered from Section 1 to Section 2 and contain only minor grammatical corrections changing 'death to of' to 'death of' in two places.

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Committee

Amendments

May 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

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Apr 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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Apr 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3902.) (April 15).

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Apr 8, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.

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Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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Feb 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on RLS.

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Feb 17, 2026

Introduced

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors