CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2631Introduced by Assembly Member ODonnellFebruary 18, 2022 An act to add Section 815.7 to the Government Code, relating to governmental liability. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2631, as introduced, ODonnell. Government Claims Act.Existing law, the Government Claims Act, establishes the liability and immunity of a public entity for its acts or omissions that cause harm to persons. This bill would provide that a public entity is liable for injury relating to the effects of that public entitys homelessness policies on another public entity.The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 815.7 is added to the Government Code, to read:815.7. A public entity is liable for injury relating to the effects of that public entitys homelessness policies on another public entity. SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that Section 1 of this act adding Section 815.7 to the Government Code addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, Section 1 of this act applies to all cities, including charter cities.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2631Introduced by Assembly Member ODonnellFebruary 18, 2022 An act to add Section 815.7 to the Government Code, relating to governmental liability. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2631, as introduced, ODonnell. Government Claims Act.Existing law, the Government Claims Act, establishes the liability and immunity of a public entity for its acts or omissions that cause harm to persons. This bill would provide that a public entity is liable for injury relating to the effects of that public entitys homelessness policies on another public entity.The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2631
Introduced by Assembly Member ODonnellFebruary 18, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member ODonnell
February 18, 2022
An act to add Section 815.7 to the Government Code, relating to governmental liability.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2631, as introduced, ODonnell. Government Claims Act.
Existing law, the Government Claims Act, establishes the liability and immunity of a public entity for its acts or omissions that cause harm to persons. This bill would provide that a public entity is liable for injury relating to the effects of that public entitys homelessness policies on another public entity.The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
Existing law, the Government Claims Act, establishes the liability and immunity of a public entity for its acts or omissions that cause harm to persons.
This bill would provide that a public entity is liable for injury relating to the effects of that public entitys homelessness policies on another public entity.
The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 815.7 is added to the Government Code, to read:815.7. A public entity is liable for injury relating to the effects of that public entitys homelessness policies on another public entity. SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that Section 1 of this act adding Section 815.7 to the Government Code addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, Section 1 of this act applies to all cities, including charter cities.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 815.7 is added to the Government Code, to read:815.7. A public entity is liable for injury relating to the effects of that public entitys homelessness policies on another public entity.
SECTION 1. Section 815.7 is added to the Government Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
815.7. A public entity is liable for injury relating to the effects of that public entitys homelessness policies on another public entity.
815.7. A public entity is liable for injury relating to the effects of that public entitys homelessness policies on another public entity.
815.7. A public entity is liable for injury relating to the effects of that public entitys homelessness policies on another public entity.
815.7. A public entity is liable for injury relating to the effects of that public entitys homelessness policies on another public entity.
SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that Section 1 of this act adding Section 815.7 to the Government Code addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, Section 1 of this act applies to all cities, including charter cities.
SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that Section 1 of this act adding Section 815.7 to the Government Code addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, Section 1 of this act applies to all cities, including charter cities.
SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that Section 1 of this act adding Section 815.7 to the Government Code addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, Section 1 of this act applies to all cities, including charter cities.
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