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CA SB 802

enacted

Housing finance and development: Sacramento Regional Housing and Homelessness Joint Powers Authority Act.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 802 pass?

Yes. CA SB 802 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-20): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 417, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 802 about?

(1) Existing law, the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by agreement, to form a joint powers authority to exercise any power common to the contracting parties, as specified. Existing law authorizes the agreement to set forth the manner by which the joint powers authority will be exercised. This bill, by January 1, 2028, would require the County of Sacramento, the City of Sacramento, the City of Elk Grove, the City of Rancho Cordova, the City of Citrus Heights, and the City of Folsom to participate in and work together to establish a joint powers authority, pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, designed to make a meaningful difference for people experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness across the County of Sacramento. In this regard, the bill would require the above-specified local governments together to, among other things, bring the oversight and functions of the Sacramento City and County Continuum of Care under the jurisdiction of the joint powers authority, while maintaining the federally required composition and integrity of the continuum of care. The bill would require the joint powers authority to, among other things, provide direction to the continuum of care lead agency. The bill would specify that a local jurisdiction retains oversight and accountability over funding decisions, projects, and programs administered by the jurisdiction, including contracting for prevention, outreach, sheltering, and housing. The bill would declare that these provisions are severable. The bill would make findings and declarations relating to its provisions. By requiring the above-described local governments to establish the joint powers authority, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for County of Sacramento. The bill would make additional related findings and declarations. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Who sponsors CA SB 802?

Ashby is the primary sponsor of CA SB 802, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

(1) Existing law, the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by agreement, to form a joint powers authority to exercise any power common to the contracting parties, as specified. Existing law authorizes the agreement to set forth the manner by which the joint powers authority will be exercised. This bill, by January 1, 2028, would require the County of Sacramento, the City of Sacramento, the City of Elk Grove, the City of Rancho Cordova, the City of Citrus Heights, and the City of Folsom to participate in and work together to establish a joint powers authority, pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, designed to make a meaningful difference for people experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness across the County of Sacramento. In this regard, the bill would require the above-specified local governments together to, among other things, bring the oversight and functions of the Sacramento City and County Continuum of Care under the jurisdiction of the joint powers authority, while maintaining the federally required composition and integrity of the continuum of care. The bill would require the joint powers authority to, among other things, provide direction to the continuum of care lead agency. The bill would specify that a local jurisdiction retains oversight and accountability over funding decisions, projects, and programs administered by the jurisdiction, including contracting for prevention, outreach, sheltering, and housing. The bill would declare that these provisions are severable. The bill would make findings and declarations relating to its provisions. By requiring the above-described local governments to establish the joint powers authority, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for County of Sacramento. The bill would make additional related findings and declarations. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2026-09-20 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 417, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ashbyauthor
  • Floracoauthor
  • Calozacoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-20

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 417, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-20

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-02

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-27

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. 2026-08-26

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  7. 2026-08-26

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6555.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  8. 2026-08-21

    Read third time and amended.

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  9. 2026-08-21

    Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-3

  10. 2026-08-21

    Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.

  11. 2026-08-21

    Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)

  12. 2026-08-20

    Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-3

  13. 2026-08-20

    Read third time and amended.

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  14. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  15. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (August 13).

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  16. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. 2026-08-05

    August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  18. 2026-07-02

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  19. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  20. 2026-06-15

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

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  21. 2026-06-03

    June 10 hearing postponed by committee.

  22. 2026-06-01

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

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  23. 2026-04-30

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

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  24. 2026-04-28

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

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  25. 2026-01-26

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

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  26. 2025-07-16

    July 16 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.

  27. 2025-07-10

    Assembly Rule 56 suspended.

  28. 2025-06-27

    July 2 hearing postponed by committee.

  29. 2025-06-23

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

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  30. 2025-06-13

    June 18 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  31. 2025-05-29

    Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and HUM. S.

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-05-23

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  33. 2025-05-23

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1137.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  34. 2025-05-20

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  35. 2025-05-19

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

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  36. 2025-05-09

    Set for hearing May 19.

  37. 2025-05-01

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  38. 2025-04-30

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 937.) (April 29).

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  39. 2025-04-24

    Set for hearing April 29.

  40. 2025-04-22

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 812.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.

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  41. 2025-04-08

    Set for hearing April 21.

  42. 2025-04-03

    Re-referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and HOUSING.

    referral-committee

  43. 2025-04-03

    Withdrawn from committee.

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  44. 2025-04-02

    Re-referred to Coms. on HOUSING and HUMAN S.

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  45. 2025-03-26

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  46. 2025-03-12

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  47. 2025-02-24

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  48. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  49. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 03/26/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-26Compare
  • 05/01/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-01Compare
  • 06/23/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-06-23Compare
  • 01/26/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-01-26Compare
  • 04/28/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-28Compare
  • 04/30/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-30Compare
  • 06/01/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-01Compare
  • 06/15/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-15Compare
  • 08/20/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-20Compare
  • 08/21/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-21Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • SB802Compare
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Documents

Votes

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

    2025-04-21 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Pérez: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-04-29 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Padilla: yes

  • Consent Calendar 2nd

    2025-05-23 · pass · 36-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Becker: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Dahle: other
    • Alvarado-Gil: other
    • Allen: other
    • Reyes: other

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

    2026-06-24 · pass · 11-0

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

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

    2026-07-01 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Ransom: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Johnson: other

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