June 10, 2026 · Local Govt · 316 words · 2 speakers · 3 segments
Thank you. The Senate committee and local government will please come to order. Good morning and thank you everyone for joining us for this meeting. The Senate welcomes the public in person and we are holding our committee hearings here in the Capitol building. I ask all members of the committee to be present, room 112, so we can establish our quorum and begin our hearing. We expect to have three more after this. June 17th, June 23rd, which is a Tuesday, not our usual day, and July 1st. We have four Patel. We do not have quorum, so we will begin as committee, subcommittee.
Okay. Good morning Madam Chair and members I pleased to present ooh that hot I pleased to present AB 1621, which aims to strengthen the integrity and efficiency of California's housing approval process. Currently delays in post-entitlement permits, both slow down housing production and drive up costs, making homes less affordable for Californians. Despite prior reforms, permitting delays remain a major crisis. As highlighted by the Assembly's Select Committee on Permitting Reform, these delays continue to slow production, increase costs, and making housing less affordable. This is why I've chosen to... AB 1621 builds on existing law by establishing clear timelines and real accountability for local agencies to process post-entitlement permits. ensuring to streamline the housing approval process, targeting areas where housing developers have experienced significant issues. It will also prohibit local agency inspectors from requiring upside reviewers and limiting how many times they can ask applicants to revise and resubmit their plans. While we've heard concerns about AB 1621, it is important to... AB 1621 simply closes the gap and improves existing law regarding the timelines for local agencies to act on post-insettlement permits. With me to testify, Tamarada is here as a technical witness. He's the general counsel for CBIA in case there are any questions.
Thank you, Senator.