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Dear YIMBYs,
Friday was the final day for lawmakers to introduce new bills for the year* - meaning the 2022 legislative year is well underway!
We’re already hard at work with our coalition partners and allies in the Legislature to advance our housing agenda. As of today, we are sponsoring the following six bills, but more priority legislation is coming, so expect updates in the coming weeks.
If you’re ready to continue passing transformational housing laws at the state level, join The Framers by making a recurring donation today to fund our advocacy and get exclusive invites to Framers-only legislative briefings »
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Last year, our movement made history by ending single-family-only zoning in California. This year, we’re back with more big ideas to accelerate home building, advance climate and environmental protection, and ensure fair, equitable housing outcomes.
California YIMBY’s 2022 sponsored bills include:
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SB 886 (Wiener) helps universities build student housing faster and at lower cost by streamlining the environmental review process for housing on university-owned land that is not at high risk of wildfire or in a sensitive habitat.
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AB 889 (Gipson) increases transparency in housing ownership by requiring corporate and institutional housing investors to report exactly who owns and profits from the properties they buy and rent to tenants in California.
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AB 2097 (Friedman) reduces housing costs and air pollution by eliminating expensive parking mandates on new homes built near high-quality transit.
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AB 2221 (Quirk-Silva) accelerates building Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs, aka granny flats or casitas) by clarifying ambiguities in existing law and removing arbitrary barriers that some cities have imposed on ADU development.
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AB 2873 (Jones-Sawyer) advances diversity, equity, and inclusion by requiring developers that receive state affordable housing dollars to report if the firms they contract with are owned and operated by people of color, women, or LGBTQ+ people.
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SCA 2 (Allen) places an Article 34 repeal measure on the ballot. Article 34, which passed in 1950, gives wealthy neighborhoods veto power over affordable housing and worsens racial segregation.
We’re also continuing to develop and advocate for reforms that:
- Better inform housing policy by collecting and publishing data to evaluate the impact of existing laws on local housing availability and affordability.
- Reduce housing costs by limiting expensive fees that special use districts impose on new homebuilding.
- Ensuring the state Budget has additional funding for affordable housing, infill development, safe streets, and environmental resilience (stay tuned for big news here!).
Combined, our 2022 legislative priorities will help us build a more affordable, sustainable, and equitable state for all Californians.
If you’re invested in seeing our legislative priorities become a reality, donate today to fund our advocacy throughout 2022. Join The Framers! »
Thanks for your continued activism and support!
Brian
Brian Hanlon
CEO and Co-Founder
California YIMBY
* Legislators may substantially amend bills after the introduction deadline, so expect new policy ideas to be introduced throughout the legislative year. Also, we’ll be advocating for substantial funding and new policy programs in the state budget this year. Stay tuned!
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