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Construction continues at the R21 housing development in Sacramento on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. The California Building Industry Association recently identified bills in the Legislature that it labeled \u201cHousing Killers.\u201d<\/p>\n
HANNAH RUHOFF<\/p>\n
hruhoff@sacbee.com<\/p>\n
The California Building Industry Association<\/a> recently released its list of \u201cHousing Killer\u201d bills<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThese are the ones that make it the most profoundly more difficult than any other concepts that are floating through the legislative process,\u201d said Dan Dunmoyer, the group\u2019s CEO.<\/p>\n But California legislators who introduced them are pushing back<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here are the bills:<\/p>\n Assembly Bill 1881<\/p>\n The measure<\/a> would require government agencies to allow California Indians to access sacred sites that are on state public lands. Previously, it also applied to local governments and would have required them to consult with tribes before approving projects. Before its author Assemblymember James Ramos, D-Highland, amended the bill the trade group said the proposal threatened \u201cto slow or stop critical housing development by imposing new, onerous regulatory constraints, making it more difficult for families to find a place to call home.\u201d<\/p>\n Ramos said he tried to narrow the bill focus to address the group\u2019s concern, but Morgan Morales, a California Building Industry Association spokesperson, said the group still viewed it as a \u201cHousing Killer.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cThis is truly about a voice that was taken, stolen from the Native American people from the state of California,\u201d Ramos said. \u201cOne has to question why there is so much opposition to giving that voice back to Californian\u2019s first people?\u201d<\/p>\n Assembly Bill 2569<\/p>\n Under this bill.<\/a> California Environmental Quality Act reviews would need to consider the effects proposed developments would have on the health and safety of people who use or live in them in the future. A 2015 California Supreme Court ruling said agencies only needed to include those factors for review in limited circumstances.<\/p>\n The building industry said the measure \u201cwould create sweeping new grounds for litigation against proposed projects seeking to create more housing for California\u2019s working families.\u201d<\/p>\n Assemblymember Gregg Hart, D-Santa Barbara, who authored the bill, said he welcomed the designation by the building group.<\/p>\n \u201cI appreciate the attention,\u201d he said. \u201cThe point of my bill is to raise this issue and have us talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n Senate Bill 1075<\/p>\n State Sen. Eloise Reyes, D-Colton, wants to require that community plans to reduce emissions are enforced at the local or state level. The measure would also force local governments to make sure its long-term plans support the goals of the state\u2019s emission reduction goals. If not, the California attorney general could require those local governments take certain actions.<\/p>\n The building industry group said the bill<\/a> would add a \u201clayer of regulatory compliance risks compounding existing barriers to housing under CEQA and other environmental laws, making it more difficult to build homes for working families.\u201d<\/p>\n Allison Wescott, a spokesperson for Reyes, in a statement said: \u201cThis attempt by developers to lump SB 1075 into a category of bills that will exacerbate the state\u2019s housing crisis are disingenuous. The goal of SB 1075 is to protect public health \u2013 period.\u201d<\/p>\n Senate Bill 1182<\/p>\n Developers would be required to try and find insurance for properties before they seek approvals needed for a building permit, under the measure. If they can\u2019t find coverage quotes, the projects in areas with high wildfire risks will need to meet certain building requirements and standards after June 2031.<\/p>\n The trade group said the measure<\/a>, authored by state Sen. Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, could force homebuilders to find insurance decades before construction begins.<\/p>\n \u201cSB 1182 will stifle housing development for working families by imposing new regulatory barriers that are not based in reality.\u201d<\/p>\n This story was originally published April 14, 2026 at 2:13 PM.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n
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