Housing.
What changed between versions
New Chapter 3.1 (Sections 50160-50161) requires state housing entities to consider quantifiable in-kind local contributions (such as waivers or reductions of development impact fees) when awarding competitive multifamily affordable housing funding for new construction, applicable to notices of funding opportunity issued after July 1, 2027.
Establishes the Housing Development and Finance Committee effective July 1, 2026, as part of the Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025, with an executive committee that is exempt from Administrative Procedure Act requirements for rulemaking related to its establishment and bond allocation.
Splits administration of the AHSC Program between the Strategic Growth Council (AHSC Sustainable Communities Allocation for infrastructure and community improvements) and the Housing Development and Finance Committee (AHSC Housing Allocation focused on infill housing projects), beginning with new funding rounds on or after July 1, 2026.
Creates a Disaster Rebuilding Assistance Program administered by the California Housing Finance Agency and establishes a continuously appropriated Disaster Rebuilding Fund in the State Treasury to support construction, reconstruction, and renovation loans for properties damaged or destroyed in qualified disasters.
Beginning January 1, 2027 and until January 1, 2037, requires the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee to dedicate a minimum of 90 percent of the entire state ceiling to qualified residential rental projects, with at least half reserved for projects awarded by the Housing Development and Finance Committee (reducible to 40-50 percent after July 1, 2029 based on demand surveys).
Requires remaining unexpended HHAP allocation funds to be returned to the department for reallocation via subsequent notices of funding availability, rather than reverting to the General Fund. Appropriates $900 million for round 7 of HHAP to be administered as additional disbursements of round 6.
Modifies HHAP program performance measures to require tracking of demographic data (age, gender, race, ethnicity) and changes metrics to include the number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness on a single night, rather than just total homelessness counts.
Expands eligibility for the Joe Serna Farmworker Housing Grant Program by removing a limitation on the department's authority to determine unit counts subject to occupancy restrictions, and broadens household eligibility by relying solely on USDA determination rather than a state calculation override.
Amends the State Housing Law (Section 17929) to provide that mixed-income multifamily structure access requirements do not apply to age-restricted units in developments that include a licensed residential care facility for the elderly, applying only to non-age-restricted housing units.
Changes the Multifamily Housing Program rehabilitation loan requirement from a test of whether the loan is necessary to avoid increases in monthly debt service with specified effects, to a prioritization standard favoring loans that extend affordability and reduce displacement risk for lower income households.
Expands the categories of building code changes the California Building Standards Commission may adopt between triennial editions to include changes or modifications relating to certain health facilities (referencing Sections 1200, 1226(b), and 1250(a)-(c) of Health and Safety Code).