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ASSEMBLY BILL 1863 (HAUSER – 1989)

CHAPTER 842, STATUTES OF 1989, AB 1863

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Government Code sections 65913.4, 65915 and 65917 were amended in 1989 by Assembly Bill 1863, which affected only these sections.  (See Exhibits #1a through #1h)  Assembly member Dan Hauser introduced the legislation on March 9, 1989 at the request of the California Coalition for Rural Housing.  (See Exhibits #1a and #7, document ARC-1)  At this time, Assembly member Hauser served as Chairman of the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development.  (See Exhibit #16, document PE-6)

Assembly Bill 1863 was heard in the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development and the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.  (See Exhibits #3 and #5)  In the Senate, the bill was considered by the Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations.  (See Exhibits #9 and #12)  This bill was amended six times as it was considered by both Houses.  (See Exhibits #1b through #1g)  The bill was approved by the Legislature on September 5, 1989, signed by Governor George Deukmejian on September 25, 1989, and recorded on September 26, 1989 as Chapter 842 of the Statutes of 1989.  (See Exhibits #1h and #2)

The Third Reading analysis of the final amended version of Assembly Bill 1863 that was prepared by the Office of Senate Floor Analyses provided the following description of the bill:

DIGEST:  This bill revises the density bonus law to apply only to the development of lower income units, to establish maximum rent schedules and minimum terms of affordability, and makes other various changes in this law. 
(See Exhibit #13a, page 1)