CalChamber Statement on Budget-Related Housing Bills

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(June 30, 2025) SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement Monday in response to the Legislature's consideration of two bills, Senate Bill 130 and Assembly Bill 131:

"The late insertion into this year's California budget process of proposals to streamline more housing construction signals how vital the issue has become in addressing the state's persistent affordability crisis.

"There's much to like in the budget-related bill, SB 130. Unfortunately, one provision imposes a mandate on housing developers that would add significant new construction costs - thus leading to fewer housing units built for California's working families, the engine that drives the state's economy forward.

"We urge legislators and Gov. Newsom to fix that portion of SB 130, crafting a more reasonable standard for addressing the transportation impacts of new housing. Doing so would demonstrate the importance of finding workable solutions to the many challenges presented by the antiquated California Environmental Quality Act."