Compiled October, 2021
Our review of the annotated history reveals the following legislative history (every “c.” below represents a separate legislative bill):
Added: 1983, c. 1138
Amended:
• 1984, c. 1685: inserted a new subdivision (b), relating to issues which can be raised in public hearings; redesignated as subdivisions (c) through (h) former subdivisions (b) through (g); and in new subdivision (g), substituted “subdivision (d)” for “subdivision (c)”.
• 1987, c. 218: in subdivision (a)(2), at the end of the first sentence, substituted “projects” for “housing projects”; and in the second sentence substituted “developments” and “projects” for “housing projects”.
• 1995, c. 253: in the first paragraph of subdivision (c) setting out a limitation period, substituted “subdivisions (d) and (i)” for “subdivision (d)” and substituted “90 days” for “‘120 days”; added a new subdivision (c)(4) relating to the challenge of a legislative decision about a development agreement; redesignated as subdivision (c)(5) former subdivision (c)(4) and in subdivision (c)(5) added the reference to par. (4); in the first paragraph of subdivision (d) setting out a limitation period, substituted “within one year” for “within two years”; in subdivision (d)(1) deleted “projects” following “housing”; in subdivision (h) relating to the application of the section, added “Except as provided in paragraph (4) of subdivision (c),”; and added subdivision (i) relating to challenges to the adequacy of a housing element.
• 1996, c. 799: added a new subdivision (c)(5), relating to Sections 65901 and 65903; redesignated as subdivision (c)(6) former subdivision (c)(5), and added the reference to paragraph (5); and in subdivision (f), substituted “Sections 65700 and 65803, or any other provision of law” for “Section 65700”.
• 1999, c. 968: rewrote subdivision (a)(2); redesignated subdivision (c) as subdivision (c)(1); in former subdivision (c), now subdivision (c)(1), redesignated pars. (1) through (5) as subpars. (A) through (E); inserted subdivision (c)(2), relating to actions or proceedings challenging the adoption or revision of a housing element pursuant to subdivision (c); rewrote subdivision (d)(1); and deleted subdivision (i).
• 2002, c. 221: repeals obsolete provisions and revises references to the county clerk and the registrar of voters to, instead, refer to, as appropriate, the clerk of the board of supervisors, the county elections official, the clerk of the legislative body, or the appropriate financial officer or other designated official in a county; and revises certain obsolete provisions relating to special district elections.
• 2013, c. 767: Made substantial amendments to (d).
Eight bills affected this section.
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