CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1423Introduced by Assembly Member ChiuFebruary 17, 2017 An act relating to housing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1423, as introduced, Chiu. Housing: data.The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use development within its boundaries that includes, among other things, a housing element. Existing law provides for various reforms and incentives intended to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable housing.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would fund measures to provide for accessible housing-related data and would make legislative findings and declarations in support of that intent.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would fund measures to provide for accessible housing-related data.(b) In support of subdivision (a), the Legislature finds and declares that it is critical that the state have comprehensive and accessible housing-related data from cities and counties in order to support all of the following:(1) Evidence-based policy decisionmaking at the federal, state, regional, and local level.(2) Regulatory enforcement of housing-related law by federal and state governmental entities, including, but not limited to, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule and the housing element law (Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code) administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) Litigation enforcement of housing-related law, especially related to systemic housing discrimination. (4) The public, advocates, the press, researchers, and other government stakeholders with information to better understand the drivers and solutions to our states housing and affordability crisis.(5) Affordable and market rate developers by providing information to inform development decisions. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1423Introduced by Assembly Member ChiuFebruary 17, 2017 An act relating to housing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1423, as introduced, Chiu. Housing: data.The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use development within its boundaries that includes, among other things, a housing element. Existing law provides for various reforms and incentives intended to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable housing.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would fund measures to provide for accessible housing-related data and would make legislative findings and declarations in support of that intent.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1423 Introduced by Assembly Member ChiuFebruary 17, 2017 Introduced by Assembly Member Chiu February 17, 2017 An act relating to housing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1423, as introduced, Chiu. Housing: data. The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use development within its boundaries that includes, among other things, a housing element. Existing law provides for various reforms and incentives intended to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable housing.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would fund measures to provide for accessible housing-related data and would make legislative findings and declarations in support of that intent. The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use development within its boundaries that includes, among other things, a housing element. Existing law provides for various reforms and incentives intended to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable housing. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would fund measures to provide for accessible housing-related data and would make legislative findings and declarations in support of that intent. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would fund measures to provide for accessible housing-related data.(b) In support of subdivision (a), the Legislature finds and declares that it is critical that the state have comprehensive and accessible housing-related data from cities and counties in order to support all of the following:(1) Evidence-based policy decisionmaking at the federal, state, regional, and local level.(2) Regulatory enforcement of housing-related law by federal and state governmental entities, including, but not limited to, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule and the housing element law (Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code) administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) Litigation enforcement of housing-related law, especially related to systemic housing discrimination. (4) The public, advocates, the press, researchers, and other government stakeholders with information to better understand the drivers and solutions to our states housing and affordability crisis.(5) Affordable and market rate developers by providing information to inform development decisions. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would fund measures to provide for accessible housing-related data.(b) In support of subdivision (a), the Legislature finds and declares that it is critical that the state have comprehensive and accessible housing-related data from cities and counties in order to support all of the following:(1) Evidence-based policy decisionmaking at the federal, state, regional, and local level.(2) Regulatory enforcement of housing-related law by federal and state governmental entities, including, but not limited to, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule and the housing element law (Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code) administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) Litigation enforcement of housing-related law, especially related to systemic housing discrimination. (4) The public, advocates, the press, researchers, and other government stakeholders with information to better understand the drivers and solutions to our states housing and affordability crisis.(5) Affordable and market rate developers by providing information to inform development decisions. SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would fund measures to provide for accessible housing-related data.(b) In support of subdivision (a), the Legislature finds and declares that it is critical that the state have comprehensive and accessible housing-related data from cities and counties in order to support all of the following:(1) Evidence-based policy decisionmaking at the federal, state, regional, and local level.(2) Regulatory enforcement of housing-related law by federal and state governmental entities, including, but not limited to, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule and the housing element law (Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code) administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) Litigation enforcement of housing-related law, especially related to systemic housing discrimination. (4) The public, advocates, the press, researchers, and other government stakeholders with information to better understand the drivers and solutions to our states housing and affordability crisis.(5) Affordable and market rate developers by providing information to inform development decisions. SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would fund measures to provide for accessible housing-related data. ### SECTION 1. (b) In support of subdivision (a), the Legislature finds and declares that it is critical that the state have comprehensive and accessible housing-related data from cities and counties in order to support all of the following: (1) Evidence-based policy decisionmaking at the federal, state, regional, and local level. (2) Regulatory enforcement of housing-related law by federal and state governmental entities, including, but not limited to, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule and the housing element law (Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code) administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development. (3) Litigation enforcement of housing-related law, especially related to systemic housing discrimination. (4) The public, advocates, the press, researchers, and other government stakeholders with information to better understand the drivers and solutions to our states housing and affordability crisis. (5) Affordable and market rate developers by providing information to inform development decisions.