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Subject Youth Housing Bond Act of 2026.
Relating To relating to the Youth Housing Bond Act of 2026, by providing the funds necessary therefor through an election for the issuance and sale of bonds of the State of California and for the handling and disposition of those funds.
Title An act to add Part 14.4 (commencing with Section 53700) to Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to the Youth Housing Bond Act of 2026, by providing the funds necessary therefor through an election for the issuance and sale of bonds of the State of California and for the handling and disposition of those funds, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Last Action Dt 2026-01-22
State Amended Senate
Status Pending Referral
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2026-01-27     Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-01-27     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-01-26     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-01-22     From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (January 22).
2026-01-22     Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2026-01-21     Set for hearing January 22.
2026-01-20     January 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-01-13     Set for hearing January 20.
2026-01-08     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-01-07     From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (January 6).
2026-01-05     Set for hearing January 6 in HOUSING pending receipt.
2026-01-05     Referred to Com. on HOUSING.
2025-02-20     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2025-02-19     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Versions
Amended Senate     2026-01-22
Amended Senate     2026-01-08
Introduced     2025-02-19
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Existing law, the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018, which was approved by the voters as Proposition 1 at the November 6, 2018, statewide general election, authorizes the issuance of bonds in the amount of $4,000,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law and requires the proceeds from the sale of these bonds to be used to finance various housing programs and a specified program for farm, home, and mobilehome purchase assistance for veterans, as provided. Existing law establishes, among various other programs intended to address homelessness in this state, the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program for the purpose of providing jurisdictions with one-time grant funds to support regional coordination and expand or develop local capacity to address their immediate homelessness challenges informed by a best-practices framework focused on moving homeless individuals and families into permanent housing and supporting the efforts of those individuals and families to maintain their permanent housing.

This bill would enact the Youth Housing Bond Act of 2026 (bond act), which, if adopted, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $1,000,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance the Youth Housing Program, established as part of the bond act. The bill, as a part of the program, would require the Department of Housing and Community Development to make awards to local agencies, nonprofit organizations, and joint ventures for the purpose of acquiring, renovating, constructing, and purchasing equipment for youth centers or youth housing, as those terms are defined.

This bill would provide for submission of the bond act to the voters at the November 3, 2026, statewide general election in accordance with specified law.

This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.