The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government

Oct 22, 2025 - Building Standards. Chapter  22 imposes a six-year suspension (through mid-2031) of new residential-building standards by both the state and local governments, with specified exceptions for standards pertaining to health and safety and certain other exceptions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

The 2022-23 Budget: The Governor's Housing Plan

Feb 14, 2022 - For example, (1)  these types of buildings were built to different code requirements and must be updated to residential building codes; (2)  older buildings may need updating to meet seismic standards for residential occupancies, as well as remediating materials that pose environmental hazards, such as asbestos and lead ‑based paint; and (3)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen). Among other components, the CALGreen state ‑mandated building code includes requirements that new and certain retrofitted homes meet higher water efficiency standards for their outdoor landscapes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Traditionally, land ‑use decisions —such as where to construct housing, locate public buildings such as schools, or build roads —were informed by historical trends, such as how often an area had flooded in the past.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575