Bill Commons

CA AB 2020

enacted

Housing programs: financing.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2020 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2020 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-29): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 795, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2020 about?

Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development and requires it to administer various programs intended to promote the development of housing, as specified, pursuant to which the department provides financial assistance in the form of deferred payment loans to pay for the eligible costs of development of specified types of housing projects. Existing law sets forth various general powers of the department in implementing these programs, including authorizing the department to enter into long-term contracts or agreements of up to 30 years for the purpose of servicing loans or grants or enforcing regulatory agreements or other security documents. This bill would permit the department to, subject to prescribed requirements, authorize the transfer of the department residual receipts share or excess reserves, as defined, from one rental housing development to another rental housing development with the same owner, as specified.

Who sponsors CA AB 2020?

Gabriel is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2020.

Description

Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development and requires it to administer various programs intended to promote the development of housing, as specified, pursuant to which the department provides financial assistance in the form of deferred payment loans to pay for the eligible costs of development of specified types of housing projects. Existing law sets forth various general powers of the department in implementing these programs, including authorizing the department to enter into long-term contracts or agreements of up to 30 years for the purpose of servicing loans or grants or enforcing regulatory agreements or other security documents. This bill would permit the department to, subject to prescribed requirements, authorize the transfer of the department residual receipts share or excess reserves, as defined, from one rental housing development to another rental housing development with the same owner, as specified.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-09-29 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 795, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gabrielauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-29

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 795, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-29

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-14

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-31

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. 2026-08-31

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-08-31

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6965.).

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  7. 2026-08-30

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  8. 2026-08-30

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  9. 2026-08-24

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-08-21

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  11. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2026-08-13

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

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  13. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  14. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  15. 2026-06-25

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  16. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Com. on HOUSING.

    referral-committee

  17. 2026-05-28

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

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  18. 2026-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)

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  19. 2026-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5493.)

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  20. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  21. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  22. 2026-04-29

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  23. 2026-04-15

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  24. 2026-04-02

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

  25. 2026-03-02

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

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  26. 2026-02-18

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  27. 2026-02-17

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/17/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-17Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-21Compare
  • 09/04/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-04Compare
  • 09/29/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-29Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare
  • AB2020Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-04-15 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Patterson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Garcia: yes

  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Dixon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes

  • AB 2020 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-28 · pass · 78-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Davies: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Quirk-Silva: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-24 · pass · 10-0

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

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