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Measure AB 239
Authors Harabedian   Irwin  
Principle Coauthors: Bryan   Caloza   Fong   Mark González   Haney   Ransom   Celeste Rodriguez   Schiavo   Schultz   Zbur  
Subject State-led County of Los Angeles disaster housing task force.
Relating To relating to housing.
Title An act to add and repeal Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 50350) of Part 1 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Last Action Dt 2025-09-10
State Enrolled
Status Vetoed
Active? Y
Vote Required Two Thirds
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency Yes
Tax Levy No
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Actions
2025-10-13     Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
2025-10-13     Vetoed by Governor.
2025-09-15     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-09-08     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3022.).
2025-09-04     Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2518.).
2025-09-04     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-02     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-29     Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-08-18     In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-08     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-25     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on G.O.
2025-06-11     Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and G.O.
2025-06-03     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02     Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1898.).
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
2025-05-23     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-05-23     Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-04-30     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2025-04-08     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-28     Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
2025-03-27     Read second time and amended.
2025-03-26     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.M. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 26).
2025-02-27     Coauthors revised.
2025-02-10     Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and E.M.
2025-01-14     From printer. May be heard in committee February 13.
2025-01-13     Read first time. To print.
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Enrolled     2025-09-10
Amended Senate     2025-08-29
Amended Assembly     2025-05-23
Amended Assembly     2025-03-27
Introduced     2025-01-13
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									The task force shall include
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									The task force shall appoint a state disaster housing coordinator, to be housed within the Department of Housing and Community
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									On April 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the task force shall report to the Legislature on the status of rebuilding housing in communities impacted by the wildfire.
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									A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
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									For the purposes of this section, “wildfire” means the wildfires that began on January 7, 2025, in the County of Los Angeles.
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and sets forth its powers and duties, including updating and revising the California Statewide Housing Plan, as provided. Existing law establishes the Office of Emergency Services (OES), which is responsible for the state’s emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or human-induced disasters and emergencies, including responsibility for activities necessary to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of emergencies and disasters on people and property. This bill would require HCD to convene a state-led County of Los Angeles disaster housing task force, as specified, for the purpose of coordinating and streamlining efforts between HCD, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, OES, and local governments to rebuild housing in communities impacted by the wildfires that began on January 7, 2025, in the County of Los Angeles. The bill would require the task force to appoint a state disaster housing coordinator to accelerate the delivery of resources to communities impacted by the wildfires, and report to the Legislature on the status of rebuilding housing in communities impacted by the wildfires on April 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, as specified. The bill would repeal these provisions on June 30, 2028. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.