California · 20252026
AB 253
California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building permits.
Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/e67fd626-2ff3-4b62-aee2-72edcc091715 CC0-1.0
Issue tags AI-classified
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Sponsors + 6 cosponsors
- Chris Ward Democratic lead
- Buffy Wicks Democratic
- Darsh Patel Democratic
- Greg Wallis Republican
- Joe Patterson Republican
- Robert Rivas Democratic
- Sharon Quirk-Silva Democratic
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB 253 Ward Concurrence in Senate Amendments | lower | — | fe72cd71-f813-4031-9f42-3622d713c233 | pass | 76 | 0 | 3 | Sep 12, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fe72cd71-f813-4031-9f42-3622d713c233 CC0-1.0 |
| 3rd Reading AB253 Ward et al. By Wiener Urgency Clause | upper | — | 6070e915-1d1b-4d63-b565-25d0f2e3c400 | pass | 40 | 0 | 0 | Sep 11, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6070e915-1d1b-4d63-b565-25d0f2e3c400 CC0-1.0 |
| Do pass as amended | upper | — | 69cc4fca-fb38-4ac5-82e4-5bd619e8b4ca | pass | 7 | 0 | 0 | Aug 29, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/69cc4fca-fb38-4ac5-82e4-5bd619e8b4ca CC0-1.0 |
| Placed on suspense file | upper | — | f99c389a-8cec-4528-8e51-c56db30800d9 | pass | 7 | 0 | 0 | Aug 18, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f99c389a-8cec-4528-8e51-c56db30800d9 CC0-1.0 |
| Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on… | upper | — | 28c83dc8-c26f-4a69-bbe9-de774d32ac0c | pass | 10 | 0 | 1 | Jul 15, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/28c83dc8-c26f-4a69-bbe9-de774d32ac0c CC0-1.0 |
| Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing] | upper | — | 4ee5977f-091d-41b9-a77d-a8ed87715f2b | pass | 6 | 0 | 1 | Jul 2, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4ee5977f-091d-41b9-a77d-a8ed87715f2b CC0-1.0 |
| AB 253 Ward Third Reading Urgency | lower | — | 3cd08b47-b3c9-4e69-8cd7-e6618c33c817 | pass | 74 | 0 | 4 | Apr 1, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3cd08b47-b3c9-4e69-8cd7-e6618c33c817 CC0-1.0 |
| Do pass. | lower | — | 54d4320e-dbae-4b98-8b6f-2aa3f12aab49 | pass | 13 | 0 | 2 | Mar 19, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/54d4320e-dbae-4b98-8b6f-2aa3f12aab49 CC0-1.0 |
| Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | lower | — | 50ce2017-81be-4487-b047-6d119c70cf0d | pass | 10 | 0 | 0 | Mar 12, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/50ce2017-81be-4487-b047-6d119c70cf0d CC0-1.0 |
| Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] | lower | — | b5875c60-8cc3-4ca0-a4ab-59cd7ca94170 | pass | 10 | 0 | 1 | Mar 12, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b5875c60-8cc3-4ca0-a4ab-59cd7ca94170 CC0-1.0 |