SB 375 Summary - 2008’s Landmark greenhouse gas reduction legislation also included several key changes to state housing element and land use law. Read our summary of the bill’s housing element provisions.
SB 2 Summary - This 2007 legsilation helped establish new requirements for cities and counites to plan for the shelter needs within their boundaries, and established limits on their ability to turn down shelter proposals. Our two-page summary gives you the overview.
- 2006 Land Use Laws

- Anti-Nimby Tools Fact Sheet (revised 2006)
(PDF) - 2005 Land Use Laws, Anti- Nimby, Housing Sites, Density Bonus, By Right
(PDF) - Housing Element Law (revised 2005)
(PDF) - AB 2158, Amendments to Housing Element Law, 2004
(PDF) - AB 2348, Amendments to Housing Element Law, 2004
(PDF) - SB 1818, Changes to Density Bonus Law, 2004
(PDF) - SB 619, Coastal, Nimby, Attorney Fees, By Right, Discrimination, 2003
(PDF) - AB 2292, Limits on Downzonings and Density Reductions, 2002
(PDF) - AB 1866, Changes to Second Unit Law and Density Bonus Law, 2002
(PDF) - SB 1098, Limits on Multifamily Moratoriums, 2001
(PDF) - AB 369, Anti-Nimby Law Attorney Fees, 2001
(PDF) - Emergency Housing Program, Budget Proposal, 2000
(PDF) - Homeless Children Fact Sheet, Budget Proposal, 2000
(PDF) - Homeownership Assistance, Budget Proposal, 2000
(PDF) - Multifamily Housing, Budget Proposal, 2000>
(PDF) - Preservation of "At-Risk" Housing, Budget Proposal, 2000
(PDF) - Self-Help Housing, Budget Proposal, 2000
(PDF) - Supportive Housing Initiative, Budget Proposal, 2000
(PDF) - State Low Income Housing Tax Credits, Budget Proposal, 2000
(PDF) - SB 948, Housing Elements, Nimby, Ellis Act, Density, Permit Streamlining, 1999
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