California SenateSB 838
Housing Accountability Act: housing development projects.
Passed 23–11Party-line
What it does: Existing law, the Housing Accountability Act, among other things, prohibits a local agency from disapproving, or conditioning approval in a manner that renders infeasible, a housing development project for very low, low-, or moderate-income households unless the local agency makes written findings as to one of certain sets of conditions, as specified. (official summary)
Question before the chamber: Senate 3rd Reading SB838 Durazo
The tally
Yes 23 · No 11 · Not voting 6
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| Republicans | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 1 member voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
The full roll (40)
Yes 23
- Akilah Weber PiersonD39
- Anna CaballeroD14
- Ben AllenD24
- Bob ArchuletaD30
- Dave CorteseD15
- Henry SternD27
- Jerry McNerneyD5
- Jesse ArreguínD7
- John LairdD17
- Josh BeckerD13
- Laura RichardsonD35
- Lena GonzalezD33
- Lola Smallwood-CuevasD28
- María Elena DurazoD26
- Mike McGuireD2
- Monique LimónD21
- Sabrina CervantesD31
- Sasha PérezD25
- Scott WienerD11
- Steve PadillaD18
- Susan RubioD22
- Tom UmbergD34
- Former memberD
No 11
Not voting 6
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.