AB1483

Make the fees charged for new housing development visible and legible

State: California

Status: Enacted ✅

Formal Title: An act to add Section 65940.1 to the Government Code and to amend Section 50452 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.

Summary: Mandates cities, counties, and special districts to maintain an up-to-date schedule of fees, exactions, and affordability requirements, among other housing development-related information, on their websites. Aims to enhance housing data collection and reporting, facilitating the availability and transparency of housing data to support enforcement of housing laws and inform state housing policymaking. Also requires the inclusion of a 10-year housing data strategy in revisions of the California Statewide Housing Plan, involving a comprehensive evaluation of data needs and strategies for achieving consistency in housing data terminology and reporting across the state.

Main sponsors: Tim Grayson

Legislative text: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1483

Related bills: AB2144