California Assembly Bill 535
Session 20232024
Veterans' aid and welfare: housing.
Became Law
Became Law on Sep 29, 2024
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
535
State
California
Session
20232024
Motion Text
AB 535 Schiavo Concurrence - Urgency Added
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Summary
Existing law, the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014 (the act) , requires the California Housing Finance Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Department of Veterans Affairs (referred to collectively as "the departments") to establish and implement programs that focus on veterans at risk for homelessness or experiencing temporary or chronic homelessness, as specified. In this regard, existing law requires the departments to establish and implement programs that, among other things, prioritize projects that combine housing and supportive services. Existing law requires the departments to ensure at least 50% of funds awarded for capital development provide housing to veteran households with extremely low incomes. Existing law requires a determination of whether a potential tenant is eligible under those provisions to consider all of a household's income sources upon initial tenancy, as specified.
Existing law, for purposes of supportive housing units that are restricted to extremely low income veterans pursuant to a regulatory agreement with the committee, authorizes an entity tasked with making referrals of those units targeted to extremely low income households that is unable to place a qualified tenant in a qualified unit, as specified, to match prospective secondary tenants to qualified units. For purposes of the act, existing law defines a "secondary tenant" as (1) a veteran who is homeless, has an income of up to 50% of the median income, and is receiving income as a result of service-connected disability benefits or (2) a veteran who is homeless and has an income of up to 60% of the area median income, but would otherwise have an income below 50% of the area median income if not for their income as a result of their service-connected disability. For purposes of supportive housing for veterans funded by tax credits and private activity bonds, existing law defines a "secondary tenant" as a veteran who is homeless, who has an income of up to 60% of the area median income, and who is receiving income as a result of service-connected disability benefits.
This bill would instead, for both purposes described above, define a "secondary tenant" to mean a veteran who is homeless and has an income of up to 60% of the area median income. The bill would prohibit a determination of whether a potential tenant is eligible for supportive, affordable, or transitional housing under the act from considering a potential tenant's service-connected disability benefits.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
02/08/23 - Introduced
February 8, 2023
04/05/23 - Amended Assembly
April 5, 2023
08/22/24 - Amended Senate
August 22, 2024
09/05/24 - Enrolled
September 5, 2024
09/29/24 - Chaptered
September 29, 2024
03/27/23- Assembly Education
March 27, 2023
04/18/23- Assembly Appropriations
April 18, 2023
05/19/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
May 19, 2023
06/19/23- Senate Education
June 19, 2023
06/30/23- Senate Appropriations
June 30, 2023
09/05/23- Sen. Floor Analyses
September 5, 2023
08/26/24- Senate Housing
August 26, 2024
08/27/24- Senate Appropriations
August 27, 2024
08/28/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 28, 2024
08/31/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 31, 2024
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09/29/2024
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 918, Statutes of 2024.
09/29/2024
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/12/2024
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
08/31/2024
Assembly
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
08/31/2024
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
08/30/2024
Senate
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
08/29/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/28/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 28).
08/27/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
08/26/2024
Senate
Joint Rules 61 and 62 suspended.
08/26/2024
Senate
Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
08/26/2024
Senate
Re-referred to Com. on RLS pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(C).
08/26/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/22/2024
Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
08/22/2024
Senate
Ordered to second reading.
08/22/2024
Senate
From inactive file.
09/11/2023
Senate
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Limón.
09/11/2023
Senate
From special consent calendar
09/08/2023
Senate
Ordered to special consent calendar.
09/05/2023
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
09/01/2023
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 1).
07/03/2023
Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file.
06/21/2023
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/14/2023
Senate
Referred to Com. on ED.
06/01/2023
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
05/31/2023
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 2054.)
05/18/2023
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/18/2023
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18).
04/19/2023
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
04/06/2023
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/05/2023
Assembly
Read second time and amended.
04/05/2023
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 29).
03/15/2023
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
02/17/2023
Assembly
Referred to Com. on ED.
02/09/2023
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.
02/08/2023
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 9, 2023 12:03:10 PM
Record Updated
Oct 1, 2024 12:29:09 PM