SB 312 (2024)
Why do we need SB 312?
The student housing crisis is more severe than it ever has been in California, with up to 16% of UC students experiencing homelessness. Our public higher education system needs to build more housing, but CEQA and lawsuits prevent much-needed environmentally friendly housing from being built.
What does SB 312 do?
SB 886 (2021) was signed into law to grant CEQA exemptions for qualified student housing projects on UC, CSU, and CC land. However, the bill contained a catch-22, among other issues, that limited its usability. SB 312 proposes to fix the catch-22 and other issues, aiming to allow full utilization of the law.
Where is SB 312 now?
SB 312 has passed the Senate floor and is now in the Assembly.
AB 1630 (2023)
What would AB 1630 do?
Within 1,000 ft. of any college or university in California, AB 1630 would allow the construction of up to 3 floors of housing, without density restrictions, so long as 20% of units are deed-restricted affordable to students, staff, and faculty.
Where is AB 1630 now?
After building significant inroads into bridging the gap between higher education and housing policy, AB 1630 was put on hold this legislative session so we could build a larger coalition and conduct research quantifying its transformational potential.
What comes next?
The Student HOMES Coalition is building a grassroots network of students across the state to expand on the successes of organizing for AB 1630, in addition to conducting research into how we can best tackle the student housing crisis in California.
AB 1630 Launch Video