CaliforniaTrust could pay to preserve South Bay Cities homes for homeless or low-income people
The signed bill would let the South Bay Regional Housing Trust pay to preserve homes in the South Bay Cities region for people who are homeless or have low incomes.
What it does
The South Bay trust could pay to preserve housing in the South Bay Cities region for people who are homeless or have low incomes.
The trust could fund planning, building, and preserving homes for moderate-income households in the South Bay Cities region. It could use private or federal money, or state money reserved for households earning at least 80% of the area’s median income.
Participating local governments would use their agreement to set the South Bay trust board’s size and rules for appointing directors and filling vacancies.
The South Bay trust board could include appointed alternates. Directors and alternates would follow conflict of interest rules, and alternates who are not currently elected officials could vote at no more than 75% of yearly meetings.
Argument forPaying to preserve homes in the South Bay Cities region could help keep housing available for people who are homeless or have low incomes.
Argument againstAllowing alternates who are not currently elected officials to vote at up to 75% of yearly meetings could give them substantial influence over the South Bay trust.
More detail
The trust could pay to preserve housing. This covers housing in the South Bay Cities region for people who are homeless or have extremely low, very low, or low incomes.
The trust could fund planning, building, and preserving housing for moderate-income households. This covers housing in the South Bay Cities region for moderate-income households as defined by state housing law. The trust could use private or federal money. It could use state money only if that money is reserved for affordable housing for households earning at least 80% of the area’s median income.
Participating governments would set the trust board’s size and appointment rules in their agreement. This applies to the South Bay Regional Housing Trust’s board. If a seat opens, the agreement must provide for filling it with a qualified person within 60 days.
The South Bay trust board could include appointed alternate members. Alternates could come from participating governments or their advisory bodies, or be public experts in housing or homelessness. Directors and alternates would have to follow the board’s conflict of interest rules. An alternate who is not currently an elected official could vote at no more than 75% of all meetings in a calendar year.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 30Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 980, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 30Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 24Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 19Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5541.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB799 Allen Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 18In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Aug 17Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6207.) Ordered to the Senate.Major
- Vote recorded SB 799 Allen Senate Third Reading By Muratsuchi. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 10Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 10Read third time and amended.Major
- Aug 6Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 6Action rescinded whereby bill was read third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate.Major
- Aug 3In Assembly. Held at Desk.
- Aug 3Ordered to the Assembly.
- Jul 2In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 799 Allen Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Jul 2Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5985.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Jun 29Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Jun 25From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 24).Minor
- Jun 24
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 18From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.Minor
- Jun 17
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 8From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Major
- May 4Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and H. & C.D.Minor
- Jan 26In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 26Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3278.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Jan 15Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.Major
- Jan 14From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3225.) (January 14).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 7Set for hearing January 14.
- Jan 5Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- Jan 5Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Jan 5Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Jan 5From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.Major
- 2025
- Apr 23April 23 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 2. Noes 1. Page 873.) Reconsideration granted.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded [First] hearing set for [04-23-2025]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 17Set for hearing April 23.
- Apr 10Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.Major
- Apr 9From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 10. Noes 2. Page 707.) (April 8).Major
- Apr 8
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 2Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and REV. & TAX.Minor
- Apr 1Set for hearing April 8 in JUD. pending receipt.
- Mar 24From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Major
- Mar 12Referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Feb 24Read first time.Minor
- Feb 24From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
- Feb 21Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced
- Apr 23April 23 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 2. Noes 1. Page 873.) Reconsideration granted.Minor
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