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Measure AB 790
Authors Ávila Farías  
Coauthors: Celeste Rodriguez  
Subject Homelessness: single women with children.
Relating To relating to homelessness.
Title An act to amend Sections 8264 and 8266 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to homelessness.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-10
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
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
2025-10-10     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 499, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-10     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-11     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-09-04     In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2025-09-04     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2522.).
2025-09-02     Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-08-29     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-18     In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-16     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-01     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
2025-06-11     Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and HOUSING.
2025-06-03     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1853.)
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-05-14     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-06     Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.
2025-05-06     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-05     Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-05-01     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 1).
2025-04-30     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2025-04-24     (Pending re-refer to Com. on HUM. S.)
2025-04-24     Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 1274.)
2025-04-24     Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
2025-04-23     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.
2025-04-21     In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-04-01     Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
2025-03-28     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-28     Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and HUM. S.
2025-02-19     From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2025-02-18     Read first time. To print.
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Chaptered     2025-10-10
Enrolled     2025-09-08
Amended Assembly     2025-05-05
Amended Assembly     2025-04-23
Amended Assembly     2025-03-28
Introduced     2025-02-18
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			<html:p>Existing law requires cities, counties, and continuums of care receiving state funding to address homelessness on or after January 1, 2024, to include families, people fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, and unaccompanied women within the vulnerable populations for whom specific system supports are developed to maintain homeless services and housing delivery. Existing law also requires the cities, counties, and continuums of care to develop analyses and goals with victim service providers to address the specific needs of the above-described population with data measures not included within the Homeless Management Information System, in accordance with federal policies and specified guidelines.</html:p>
			<html:p>Existing law requires the Interagency Council on Homelessness to set and measure progress on goals to prevent and end homelessness among domestic violence survivors and their children and among unaccompanied women in California.</html:p>
			<html:p>This bill would specifically include women with children in the populations described above. The bill would require the cities, counties, and continuums of care developing the analyses and goals described above to the Interagency Council on Homelessness. The bill would require the Interagency Council on Homelessness to post the analyses and goals on its website. By imposing new duties on cities and counties, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.</html:p>
			<html:p>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.</html:p>
			<html:p>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.</html:p>
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								Cities, counties, and continuums of care receiving state funding to address homelessness on or after January 1, 2024, shall include families, including women with children; people fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence; and unaccompanied women within the vulnerable populations for whom specific system supports are developed to maintain homeless services and housing delivery.
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								Cities, counties, and continuums of care receiving state
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								Any local landscape analysis that assesses the current number of people experiencing homelessness and existing programs that address homelessness within the jurisdiction shall incorporate aggregate data from victim service providers, along with any other data sources.
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								The analyses and goals shall ensure the responses to family homelessness include victim service providers, as these organizations
						consistently provide shelter and housing responses to survivors and their children.
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								The analyses and goals shall address the nexus of homelessness and justice-involvement, particularly for women and survivors of domestic violence.
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								The analyses and goals shall disaggregate the number of beds provided by victim service providers in the city, county, or region served by a continuum of care.
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								Cities, counties, and continuums of care that develop analyses and goals pursuant to subdivision (b) shall provide that information to the Interagency Council on Homelessness.
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								The Interagency Council on Homelessness shall post the information developed by cities, counties, and continuums of care pursuant to subdivision (b) on its internet website.
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								The Interagency Council on Homelessness shall set and measure progress toward goals to prevent and end homelessness among women with children, domestic violence survivors and their children, and unaccompanied women in California by doing all of the following:
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								Setting specific, measurable goals aimed at preventing and ending homelessness among
						domestic violence survivors and their children and among unaccompanied women in the state. These goals shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
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								Measurably decreasing the number of domestic violence survivors and their children and of unaccompanied women experiencing homelessness in the state.
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								Decreasing the duration and frequency of experiences of homelessness among domestic violence survivors and their children and among unaccompanied women.
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								Decreasing barriers to services through promoting cross-systems partnerships to expedite access to services, including social services, domestic violence services, regional center services, housing services, and mental health services.
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								Defining outcome measures and gathering data related
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								When funding is available, providing technical assistance to cities, counties, and continuums of care to support the development of local programs and plans that address the needs of domestic violence survivors and their children and of unaccompanied women.
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								In addition to subparagraph (A), working with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide technical assistance to cities, counties, and continuums of care in furtherance of this section.
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								The Interagency Council on Homelessness shall establish initial goals, as described in subdivision (a), by January 1, 2025, and evaluate these goals at least every two years to determine whether updated
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law requires cities, counties, and continuums of care receiving state funding to address homelessness on or after January 1, 2024, to include families, people fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, and unaccompanied women within the vulnerable populations for whom specific system supports are developed to maintain homeless services and housing delivery. Existing law also requires the cities, counties, and continuums of care to develop analyses and goals with victim service providers to address the specific needs of the above-described population with data measures not included within the Homeless Management Information System, in accordance with federal policies and specified guidelines. Existing law requires the Interagency Council on Homelessness to set and measure progress on goals to prevent and end homelessness among domestic violence survivors and their children and among unaccompanied women in California.