Bill Commons

CA AB 1165

vetoed

California Housing Justice Act of 2026.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1165 pass?

No. CA AB 1165 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Vetoed by Governor.

What is CA AB 1165 about?

Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development in the California Housing and Homelessness Agency and makes the department responsible for administering various housing programs throughout the state, including, among others, the Multifamily Housing Program, the Housing for a Healthy California Program, and the California Emergency Solutions Grants Program. Existing law also establishes the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program, administered by the department, for the purpose of providing jurisdictions, as defined, with one-time grant funds to support regional coordination and expand or develop local capacity to address homelessness challenges, as specified. This bill would enact the California Housing Justice Act of 2026, which would require the department to create, by August 1, 2030, finance plans to solve homelessness and to solve the housing unaffordability crisis, and related statewide performance metrics. The bill would also require the department to seek public consult in developing those finance plans. This bill would require the agency, on or before October 1, 2030, to report to the Legislature on the finance plans and performance metrics described above, and to publish goals on its internet website and update any progress toward the goals. The bill would also make related findings and declarations. The bill would make its provisions operative upon appropriation by the Legislature.

Who sponsors CA AB 1165?

Gipson is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1165, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development in the California Housing and Homelessness Agency and makes the department responsible for administering various housing programs throughout the state, including, among others, the Multifamily Housing Program, the Housing for a Healthy California Program, and the California Emergency Solutions Grants Program. Existing law also establishes the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program, administered by the department, for the purpose of providing jurisdictions, as defined, with one-time grant funds to support regional coordination and expand or develop local capacity to address homelessness challenges, as specified. This bill would enact the California Housing Justice Act of 2026, which would require the department to create, by August 1, 2030, finance plans to solve homelessness and to solve the housing unaffordability crisis, and related statewide performance metrics. The bill would also require the department to seek public consult in developing those finance plans. This bill would require the agency, on or before October 1, 2030, to report to the Legislature on the finance plans and performance metrics described above, and to publish goals on its internet website and update any progress toward the goals. The bill would also make related findings and declarations. The bill would make its provisions operative upon appropriation by the Legislature.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2026-09-30 — Vetoed by Governor.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gipsonauthor
  • Arreguíncoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-30

    Vetoed by Governor.

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  2. 2026-09-04

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  3. 2026-08-27

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  4. 2026-08-27

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 13.).

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  5. 2026-08-27

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 13. Page 6707.).

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  6. 2026-08-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 3.).

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  7. 2026-08-24

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. 2026-08-21

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  9. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  11. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  12. 2026-06-22

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  13. 2026-06-11

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2026-05-06

    Referred to Com. on HOUSING.

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  15. 2026-01-29

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  16. 2026-01-29

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 12. Page 3876.)

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  17. 2026-01-26

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  18. 2026-01-22

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)

  19. 2026-01-22

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (January 22).

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  20. 2026-01-22

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  21. 2026-01-22

    In committee: Set, second hearing. Referred to suspense file.

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  22. 2025-05-14

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  23. 2025-05-01

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  24. 2025-03-25

    Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

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  25. 2025-03-24

    Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

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  26. 2025-03-24

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.

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  27. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  28. 2025-02-22

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  29. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 03/24/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-24Compare
  • 01/22/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-01-22Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-21Compare
  • 09/01/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-01Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare
  • AB1165Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-30 · pass · 9-1

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Garcia: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ta: no
    • Tangipa: other
    • Patterson: other

  • Do pass as amended.

    2026-01-22 · pass · 11-3

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Wicks: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Hoover: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Ta: other

  • AB 1165 Gipson Assembly Third Reading By WICKS

    2026-01-29 · pass · 54-12

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • DeMaio: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Jeff Gonzalez: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Davies: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Arambula: other
    • Ramos: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Chen: other
    • Ransom: other
    • Flora: other
    • Gipson: other
    • Wallis: other
    • Patterson: other
    • Castillo: other
    • Ta: other
    • Alanis: other
    • Valencia: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-10 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Pérez: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Seyarto: other
    • Ochoa Bogh: other

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-06-22 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: other

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