CaliforniaCalifornia housing department may fund repairs and preserve affordability
California’s housing department may support repairs at qualifying older developments when lawmakers provide funds, and must prioritize certain department-funded projects and reserve part of each funding round for outside projects.
What it does
Older affordable housing with limited resources could qualify for loans or grants for repairs and to keep homes affordable longer, if the Legislature provides program money.
When awarding program loans and grants, the department must prioritize its funded projects whose affordability limits have expired, have less than 10 years left, or are otherwise at risk of conversion.
Before allocating program money, the department must assess the covered developments to help guide its program rules and funding decisions.
At least 10% of each funding round must go to qualifying challenged developments outside the department’s portfolio. If too few apply, the department may shift some of that share to department-funded projects.
The department may use different rules to choose projects and review their financing, depending on which eligible group they belong to.
Argument forOlder developments that meet the bill’s tests could get repair support, and at least 10% of each funding round must go to some projects outside the department’s portfolio.
Argument againstThe required share for outside projects could leave less money for department-funded projects when enough outside developments apply.
More detail
The department may offer loans or grants to qualifying challenged developments. A challenged development must serve low-income households under a government agreement or be financed under a federal rural housing program. It must also meet the bill’s age, resource, and affordability tests. The Legislature must appropriate money for this program. Each development must meet the challenged-development definition, including being at least 15 years old and lacking enough private or public resources for substantial rehabilitation. The department may provide this support when the Legislature appropriates money for the program.
The department must give priority to qualifying department-funded projects. This priority applies when the department awards program loans or grants. The projects must be department-funded and have an expired affordability restriction, less than 10 years left on one, or another risk of conversion to market-rate housing.
The department must assess covered developments before allocating program funds. The text identifies department-funded projects at risk of losing affordability and challenged developments as the developments to evaluate. The evaluation must help inform program guidelines and funding decisions. The evaluation must happen before program funds are allocated.
The department must allocate at least 10% of each funding round to eligible developments not funded by the department. The set-aside is for challenged developments that are not department-funded. The department may allocate more based on application demand and available program resources. If too few nondepartment-funded developments apply, the department may allocate part of the 10% to department-funded projects. The minimum share applies to every funding round.
The department may use separate standards to choose and review projects. The groups are department-funded projects at risk of losing affordability and qualifying challenged developments.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 29Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 789, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 29Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 4Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 27Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6742.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 750 Quirk-Silva Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 27From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 27).Minor
- Aug 26Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6646.)
- Aug 26Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.Minor
- Aug 25In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB750 Quirk-Silva et al. By Caballero. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 25Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 24Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 20Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 3In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 25From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 24
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 15From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.Major
- May 13Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.Minor
- Apr 30Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Apr 30Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Apr 29From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- 2025
- Jul 1In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Jun 26In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Jun 25From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Jun 24
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 17In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Jun 10From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.Major
- May 28Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and JUD.Minor
- May 20In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 19Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 1. Page 1591.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 750 Quirk-Silva Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 1Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 30From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 30).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 10Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 9Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 8From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 8).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 27From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Mar 27Coauthors revised.
- Mar 26
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and JUD.Minor
- Feb 19From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- Feb 18Read first time. To print.Introduced
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