AB396Introduced in the Assembly
Revises provisions relating to housing. (BDR 22-232)
Introduced by Shea Backus, District 37
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to housing; requiring the governing body of certain counties and cities to adopt an ordinance to authorize the development and use of accessory dwelling units on residential property; setting forth certain requirements for the ordinance; providing that if the governing body of certain counties and cities does not adopt such an ordinance by
Where it stands
Chapter 365.
June 6, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · May 23, 2025
14
Yes
7
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelee Cruz-Crawford | 1 | Yes |
| Edgar Flores | 2 | Yes |
| Rochelle Nguyen | 3 | Yes |
| Dina Neal | 4 | Yes |
| Carrie Ann Buck | 5 | No |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | 6 | Yes |
| Roberta Lange | 7 | Yes |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | 8 | Yes |
| Melanie Scheible | 9 | Yes |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 250.)
Dispensed with reprinting.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.)
To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To Senate.
In Senate.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 697.) To printer.
From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 14, Nays: 7.) To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Senate Amendment No. 697 concurred in. To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 365.
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