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Measure AB 654
Authors Caloza  
Subject Homelessness resource telephone system.
Relating To relating to homelessness.
Title An act to add Article 6.7 (commencing with Section 53128) to Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, relating to homelessness.
Last Action Dt 2025-04-21
State Amended Assembly
Status In Committee Process
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program Yes
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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Actions
2025-08-29     In committee: Held under submission.
2025-08-18     In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-16     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-01     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-06-18     Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and L. GOV.
2025-06-04     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-03     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 14. Page 1975.)
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (May 23).
2025-05-21     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-21     Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1627.)
2025-05-14     In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-05-01     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-28     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on C. & C.
2025-04-22     Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
2025-04-21     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.
2025-04-10     (Pending re-refer to Com. on C. & C.)
2025-04-10     Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 1123.)
2025-03-17     Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and C. & C.
2025-02-14     From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2025-02-13     Read first time. To print.
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Amended Assembly     2025-04-21
Introduced     2025-02-13
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law authorizes a local public agency, as defined, to establish a nonemergency “311” telephone system structured to provide access to only public safety agencies or structured to provide access to public safety agencies and to all other services provided by a local public agency. Existing law generally provides for services for homeless individuals, including the Homeless Emergency Aid program, which provides localities with one-time flexible block grant funds to address their immediate homelessness challenges, the Emergency Housing and Assistance Program, which provides moneys for the provision of shelter to homeless persons, and authorization for a county to establish a homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel team with the goal of facilitating the expedited identification, assessment, and linkage of homeless individuals to housing and supportive services within that county. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Los Angeles.