Attention Local Governments

2023 Annual Progress Report Form and Instructions

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is pleased to announce the availability of the 2023 Annual Progress Report (APR) form, supplemental webinar, instructions, and FAQs. Local governments are required to submit 2023 APRs to HCD and Office of Planning and Research by April 1, 2024.

The 2023 APR contains new reporting requirements in response to recent legislation (AB 1743, AB 2011, SB 6, and SB 649).

In addition to changes required by statutory changes, additional changes to the APR form include updated:

• Table B data
• Planning and projection period data
• Summary tab to include additional information
• Importer, added rows, and validator macros to provide additional functionality

Data from APRs is used in HCD's SB35 Determination, and APR Data Dashboard. In addition, HCD has posted APR data on the California Open Data Portal, which will allow anyone to download APR data submitted since 2018.

Further, HCD has made available to jurisdictions copies of previous APRs that have been uploaded to our database. If you are searching for a prior APR form that was submitted to HCD, you may log into our APR system and download the completed form.



The 2023 APR form can also be used for the 2018 to 2023 reporting years. 

View Housing Element Annual Progress Report (APR) form and instructions.

Background: Government Code Section 65400 requires each local government to complete the Housing Element APR and submit it to HCD and the Office of Planning and Research by April 1 each year. Cities and counties with a compliant housing element and up-to-date submissions of APRs gain access to SB 2 Building Homes and Jobs Act funds.

AB 1743 (Chapter 641, Statutes of 2022):

Requires the local government to report whether the housing development application reported on the APR was subject to ministerial or discretionary review. AB 1743 added a new column to Table A where the local government may enter the required information.

AB 2011 (Chapter 641, Statutes of 2022):

“Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022”: Requires the local government to report information about housing development applications submitted pursuant to Government Code section 65912.100.

SB 6 (Chapter 659, Statutes of 2022):

“Middle Class Housing Act of 2022”: Requires the local government to report information about housing developments submitted pursuant to Government Code section 65852.24. The 2023 APR form changes acceptable values in existing columns to enable local governments to enter the information required by AB 2011 and SB 6.

SB 649 (Chapter 660, Statutes of 2022):

“Local Tenant Preferences to Prevent Displacement Act”: Requires the local government to report if it has adopted a tenant preference policy as well as a link to the policy. The 2023 APR form includes table K which provides a space where the required information may be entered.