CA · 2025

SB 79 Transit-Oriented Housing

Requires local agencies in eight urban transit counties to allow taller, denser multifamily housing (minimum 5 units, with tiered height and density standards) within roughly a half mile of qualifying rail and bus rapid transit stops. Signed October 10, 2025, effective July 1, 2026. (Note: often misremembered as 'SB 78' — California's SB 78 (2025) is an unrelated Caltrans highway-safety reporting bill.)

Guides for SB 79 Transit-Oriented Housing are on the way.