History Feed
recent actions on bills
Thursday, May 20, 2021
-
AB 777
(McCarty) -
Transfers without charge two state-owned parcels to UC Davis, to provide housing for low or moderate income employees or students.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.)
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
SB 678
(Rubio) -
Requires the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council to set specific, measurable goals aimed at preventing and ending homelessness among unaccompanied women to coordinate a spectrum of funding, policy, and practice efforts related to unaccompanied women experiencing homelessness.
Passed Sen. Appropriations and sent to Floor. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.)
Sen. Appropriations View Bill
-
SB 581
(Atkins) -
Requires a local planning agency include in its annual report whether the city or county is a party to a court action related to a violation of state housing law, and the disposition of that action.
Referred to H. & C.D.
View Bill
-
AB 1492
(Bloom) -
Requires HCD to map high-opportunity areas.
In committee: Held under submission.
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 1095
(Cooley) -
Requires SGC to treat rental and ownership housing equally in the AHSC program.
Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate.
Consent View Bill
-
SB 490
(Caballero) -
Creates the Housing Acquisition and Rehabilitation Technical Assistance program at HCD.
Passed Sen. Appropriations and sent to Floor. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.)
Sen. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 106
(Salas) -
Establishes the Regions Rise Grant Program within GO-Biz to provide grants for inclusive, cross-jurisdictional, and innovative engagement processes that lead to inclusive strategies to address barriers and challenges confronting communities, with funding from a budget bill appropriation.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.)
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 1405
(Wicks) -
Spot bill on the Consumers Legal Remedies Act.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.)
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
SB 12
(McGuire) -
Reduces RHNA allocation based on amount of land in very high fire risk areas; requires safety element to develop building hardening strategies.
Passed Sen. Appropriations and sent to Floor. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.)
Sen. Appropriations View Bill
-
SB 4
(Gonzalez) -
Makes various changes to the California Advanced Services Fund broadband program.
Passed Sen. Appropriations as proposed to be amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.)
Sen. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 1220
(Luz Rivas) -
Creates a state agency-level Office to End Homelessness to be the lead entity on coordinating efforts to end homelessness in California. This is a re-run of a bill that was vetoed by the Governor last year.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Engrossing View Bill
-
AB 874
(Quirk-Silva) -
Requires the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authorityto develop a PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) default mitigation program.
In committee: Held under submission.
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 258
(Villapudua) -
Requires grantees receiving state funding to follow specified low-barrier practices for emergency shelters and transitional housing, to include Housing First practices and allowing pets..
Hearing postponed in Asm. Appropriations by committee.
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 1139
(Lorena Gonzalez) -
Requires the PUC to ensure that the average effective CARE discount shall not be less than 40% or more than 45% of the revenues that would have been produced for the same billed usage by non-CARE customers; requires the PUC to allocate up to $300M per year for for assistance to residential customers who both participate in the CARE program and live in multifamily housing or in underserved communities to purchase renewable electrical generation equipment; makes numerous other changes.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.)
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
SB 791
(Cortese) -
Upon appropriation, establishes the California Surplus Land Authority to facilitate development of housing on state and local surplus property.
Passed Sen. Appropriations as proposed to be amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.)
Sen. Appropriations View Bill
-
SB 424
(Durazo) -
Creates a corporate tax credit of up to $30,000 per for wages paid to a homeless person.
Held on Suspense File in Sen. Appropriations.
Sen. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 1085
(Bigelow) -
Adjusts ERAF allocation for Madera County.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.)
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
SB 638
(Hertzberg) -
Spot bill on the the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission.
Referred to B. & F. and P. & C.P.
View Bill
-
AB 1423
(Daly) -
Allows MHP funds to be used for construction financing or permanent financing.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.)
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 215
(Chiu) -
Adds SB 330 to the list of laws HCD can enforce under AB 72; requires HCD to monitor progress between housing element revisions; imposes remedial requirements for jurisdictions not meeting specified criteria.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.)
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
SB 591
(Becker) -
Permits the establishment of an intergenerational housing development that includes senior citizens along with caregivers and transition age youths, under specified conditions.
Referred to H. & C.D. and JUD.
View Bill
-
AB 1095
(Cooley) -
Requires SGC to treat rental and ownership housing equally in the AHSC program.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Engrossing View Bill
-
AB 721
(Bloom) -
Makes recorded covenants, conditions, restrictions, or limits on the use of land that restrict the number or size of the residences that may be built on a property, or that restrict the number of people may reside on the property, unenforceable against the owner of an affordable housing development.
Asm. Appropriations: Passed as proposed to be amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.)
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 345
(Quirk-Silva) -
Requires localities to allow deed-restricted ADUs developed by nonprofits to be sold separately.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.)
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
SB 546
(Wilk) -
Requires provision of lifeline smart phone and data service for current and former foster youth (ages 13 through 26).
Passed Sen. Appropriations as proposed to be amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.)
Sen. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 1136
(Luz Rivas) -
Authorizes the state Commissioner of Financial Protection order a PACE solicitor to pay ancillary relief, including damages and restitution, for violations of the law.
Hearing postponed in Asm. Appropriations by committee.
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
SB 106
(Umberg) -
Spot bill on homelessness provisions in the MHSA.
Held on Suspense File in Sen. Appropriations.
Sen. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 1250
(Calderon) -
Authorizes a water or sewer system corporation to file an application and obtain approval from the commission through an order authorizing the water or sewer system corporation to consolidate with a public water system or state small water system.
Asm. Appropriations: Passed as proposed to be amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.)
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 68
(Salas) -
Requires HCD to establish a housing appeals committee by which an applicant for a conditional use permit or other discretionary approval for a housing development project could appeal the decision of a city or county to either deny the application or approve the application with conditions in a manner rendering it infeasible.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.)
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 978
(Quirk-Silva) -
Extends AB 1492's limitations on rent increases to mobilehomes.
Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate.
Second Reading View Bill
-
SB 15
(Portantino) -
Provides grant to local governments if they rezone underutilized big box or commercial sites to allow lower- and moderate-income housing by right and a project gets built that also employed a skilled and trained workforce.
Passed Sen. Appropriations as proposed to be amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.)
Sen. Appropriations View Bill
-
SB 296
(Limón) -
Requires local jurisdictions to adopt safety standards for code enforcement officers.
Passed Sen. Appropriations as proposed to be amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.)
Sen. Appropriations View Bill
-
SB 625
(Caballero) -
Creates a state CDFI fund to provide grants and loans to CDFIs for a variety of activities in low-income communities.
Passed Sen. Appropriations and sent to Floor. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.)
Sen. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 411
(Irwin) -
Places a measure on the June 2022 ballot authorizing the issuance of $600 million in bonds for the Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention (VHHP) program.
Hearing postponed in Asm. Appropriations by committee.
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 1017
(Quirk-Silva) -
Requires local governments to inventory of public restrooms available to the homeless population to use during the COVID-19 state of emergency.
Asm. Appropriations: Passed as proposed to be amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.)
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 14
(Aguiar-Curry) -
Makes numerous changes to the California Advanced Services Fund for broadband access.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.)
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 592
(Friedman) -
Expands the types of housing settings for foster youth transitional housing.
Asm. Appropriations: Passed as proposed to be amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.)
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
SB 355
(Becker) -
Adds to the categories of litigants eligible for court fee waivers persons: earning under 80% of Area Median Income; receiving unemployment compensation; WIC program patricipants; receiving the EITC.
Passed Sen. Appropriations as proposed to be amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.)
Sen. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 1090
(Quirk-Silva) -
Creates the Legislative Task Force on the California Master Plan on Homeownership to make recommendations on removing policy and regulatory barriers to homeownership.
In committee: Held under submission.
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 1188
(Wicks) -
Requires cities to create and maintain a rental registry by 2021 covering all landlords who own or operate five or more units.
In committee: Held under submission.
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
-
AB 1135
(Grayson) -
Requires the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency (BCSH), HCD, CalHFA, and TCAC to jointly establish and operate a single, centralized housing funding allocation committee.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 790
(Quirk-Silva) -
Extends protections in the Consumer Legal Remedies Act to PACE transactions.
Referred to JUD. and APPR.
View Bill
-
AB 571
(Mayes) -
Prohibits affordable housing impact fees, including inclusionary zoning fees, in-lieu fees, and public benefit fees, from being imposed on a housing development’s affordable units.
Passed Asm. Appropriations and sent to Floor. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.)
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 1426
(Mathis) -
Allows California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) broadband development assistance in areas where the existing broadband provider demonstrates it will deploy broadband or upgrade existing broadband service.
Referred to E., U. & C.
View Bill
-
AB 1358
(Bonta) -
Spot bill related to Housing First.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 339
(Lee) -
Revises state and local open meeting requirements.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.)
Asm. Appropriations View Bill
-
AB 838
(Friedman) -
Requires cities and counties to follow up on complaints from tenants about substandard buildings and potential lead hazards.
Referred to HOUSING.
View Bill
-
AB 861
(Bennett) -
Prohibits park management from renting or subleasing a mobilhome if the park rules prohibit renting or subleasing.
Referred to JUD.
View Bill