Amended IN Assembly April 06, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2755Introduced by Assembly Member MuratsuchiFebruary 18, 2022 An act to add Section 50.5 to the Civil Code, and to add Section 65582.5 to the Government Code, relating to housing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2755, as amended, Muratsuchi. Right to housing. Cities and counties: unhoused persons: reports and plans.Existing law sets forth the general responsibilities and roles of the Department of Housing and Community Development in carrying out state housing policies and programs. Existing law makes legislative findings and declarations concerning the Legislatures efforts to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable housing. Existing law additionally makes legislative findings and declarations that local and state governments have a responsibility to use the powers vested in them to facilitate the improvement and development of housing and to make adequate provision for the housing needs of all economic segments of the community.This bill would give California residents a right to housing or shelter and obligate them to use any housing or shelter made available to them by a city, county, or city and county.Existing law authorizes a county board of supervisors, by ordinance, to cause a validated census of the county or any district therein to be taken in years other than those in which a census is taken by the United States, that enumerates all the inhabitants of the county or district, as specified. Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each city, county, and city and county to prepare and adopt a general plan that contains certain mandatory elements, including a housing element. Existing law requires the housing element to identify the existing and projected housing needs of all economic segments of the community.This bill would require a city, county, or city and county to develop and adopt an annual report that accounts for the number of unhoused persons within its jurisdiction and an annual plan containing the steps, if any, it is taking to provide housing or shelter for those individuals. The bill would require the plan to include the estimated cost to house or shelter those individuals. Because this bill would require local officials to perform additional duties, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the reports and the plan to be filed with the Department of Housing and Community Development and used by the department to prepare a statewide report and plan.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.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.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.Section 50.5 is added to the Civil Code, to read:50.5.(a)A California resident shall have a right to housing or shelter.(b)A California resident shall have an obligation to use any housing or shelter made available to them by a city, county, or city and county.(c)The right to housing or shelter, as provided in this section, is limited by the actual existence of housing or shelter and the funding needed to make that housing or shelter available for use.(d)A cause of action shall not accrue based upon the failure of the state, or a city, county, or city and county to make housing or shelter available to individuals. SEC. 2.SECTION 1. Section 65582.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:65582.5. (a) A city, county, or city and county shall develop and adopt both of the following:(1) An annual report that accounts for the number of unhoused persons within its jurisdiction.(2) An annual plan containing the steps, if any, it is taking to provide housing or shelter for the unhoused individuals within its jurisdiction. The plan shall include the estimated cost to house or shelter those individuals.(b) Each city, county, or city and county shall file the report and the plan described in subdivision (a) with the Department of Housing and Community Development which shall use the information it receives to prepare a statewide report and plan.SEC. 3. SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Amended IN Assembly April 06, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2755Introduced by Assembly Member MuratsuchiFebruary 18, 2022 An act to add Section 50.5 to the Civil Code, and to add Section 65582.5 to the Government Code, relating to housing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2755, as amended, Muratsuchi. Right to housing. Cities and counties: unhoused persons: reports and plans.Existing law sets forth the general responsibilities and roles of the Department of Housing and Community Development in carrying out state housing policies and programs. Existing law makes legislative findings and declarations concerning the Legislatures efforts to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable housing. Existing law additionally makes legislative findings and declarations that local and state governments have a responsibility to use the powers vested in them to facilitate the improvement and development of housing and to make adequate provision for the housing needs of all economic segments of the community.This bill would give California residents a right to housing or shelter and obligate them to use any housing or shelter made available to them by a city, county, or city and county.Existing law authorizes a county board of supervisors, by ordinance, to cause a validated census of the county or any district therein to be taken in years other than those in which a census is taken by the United States, that enumerates all the inhabitants of the county or district, as specified. Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each city, county, and city and county to prepare and adopt a general plan that contains certain mandatory elements, including a housing element. Existing law requires the housing element to identify the existing and projected housing needs of all economic segments of the community.This bill would require a city, county, or city and county to develop and adopt an annual report that accounts for the number of unhoused persons within its jurisdiction and an annual plan containing the steps, if any, it is taking to provide housing or shelter for those individuals. The bill would require the plan to include the estimated cost to house or shelter those individuals. Because this bill would require local officials to perform additional duties, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the reports and the plan to be filed with the Department of Housing and Community Development and used by the department to prepare a statewide report and plan.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.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.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
Amended IN Assembly April 06, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022
Amended IN Assembly April 06, 2022
Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2755
Introduced by Assembly Member MuratsuchiFebruary 18, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Muratsuchi
February 18, 2022
An act to add Section 50.5 to the Civil Code, and to add Section 65582.5 to the Government Code, relating to housing.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2755, as amended, Muratsuchi. Right to housing. Cities and counties: unhoused persons: reports and plans.
Existing law sets forth the general responsibilities and roles of the Department of Housing and Community Development in carrying out state housing policies and programs. Existing law makes legislative findings and declarations concerning the Legislatures efforts to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable housing. Existing law additionally makes legislative findings and declarations that local and state governments have a responsibility to use the powers vested in them to facilitate the improvement and development of housing and to make adequate provision for the housing needs of all economic segments of the community.This bill would give California residents a right to housing or shelter and obligate them to use any housing or shelter made available to them by a city, county, or city and county.Existing law authorizes a county board of supervisors, by ordinance, to cause a validated census of the county or any district therein to be taken in years other than those in which a census is taken by the United States, that enumerates all the inhabitants of the county or district, as specified. Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each city, county, and city and county to prepare and adopt a general plan that contains certain mandatory elements, including a housing element. Existing law requires the housing element to identify the existing and projected housing needs of all economic segments of the community.This bill would require a city, county, or city and county to develop and adopt an annual report that accounts for the number of unhoused persons within its jurisdiction and an annual plan containing the steps, if any, it is taking to provide housing or shelter for those individuals. The bill would require the plan to include the estimated cost to house or shelter those individuals. Because this bill would require local officials to perform additional duties, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the reports and the plan to be filed with the Department of Housing and Community Development and used by the department to prepare a statewide report and plan.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.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.
Existing law sets forth the general responsibilities and roles of the Department of Housing and Community Development in carrying out state housing policies and programs. Existing law makes legislative findings and declarations concerning the Legislatures efforts to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable housing. Existing law additionally makes legislative findings and declarations that local and state governments have a responsibility to use the powers vested in them to facilitate the improvement and development of housing and to make adequate provision for the housing needs of all economic segments of the community.
This bill would give California residents a right to housing or shelter and obligate them to use any housing or shelter made available to them by a city, county, or city and county.
Existing law authorizes a county board of supervisors, by ordinance, to cause a validated census of the county or any district therein to be taken in years other than those in which a census is taken by the United States, that enumerates all the inhabitants of the county or district, as specified. Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each city, county, and city and county to prepare and adopt a general plan that contains certain mandatory elements, including a housing element. Existing law requires the housing element to identify the existing and projected housing needs of all economic segments of the community.
This bill would require a city, county, or city and county to develop and adopt an annual report that accounts for the number of unhoused persons within its jurisdiction and an annual plan containing the steps, if any, it is taking to provide housing or shelter for those individuals. The bill would require the plan to include the estimated cost to house or shelter those individuals. Because this bill would require local officials to perform additional duties, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the reports and the plan to be filed with the Department of Housing and Community Development and used by the department to prepare a statewide report and plan.
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.
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.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.Section 50.5 is added to the Civil Code, to read:50.5.(a)A California resident shall have a right to housing or shelter.(b)A California resident shall have an obligation to use any housing or shelter made available to them by a city, county, or city and county.(c)The right to housing or shelter, as provided in this section, is limited by the actual existence of housing or shelter and the funding needed to make that housing or shelter available for use.(d)A cause of action shall not accrue based upon the failure of the state, or a city, county, or city and county to make housing or shelter available to individuals. SEC. 2.SECTION 1. Section 65582.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:65582.5. (a) A city, county, or city and county shall develop and adopt both of the following:(1) An annual report that accounts for the number of unhoused persons within its jurisdiction.(2) An annual plan containing the steps, if any, it is taking to provide housing or shelter for the unhoused individuals within its jurisdiction. The plan shall include the estimated cost to house or shelter those individuals.(b) Each city, county, or city and county shall file the report and the plan described in subdivision (a) with the Department of Housing and Community Development which shall use the information it receives to prepare a statewide report and plan.SEC. 3. SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
(a)A California resident shall have a right to housing or shelter.
(b)A California resident shall have an obligation to use any housing or shelter made available to them by a city, county, or city and county.
(c)The right to housing or shelter, as provided in this section, is limited by the actual existence of housing or shelter and the funding needed to make that housing or shelter available for use.
(d)A cause of action shall not accrue based upon the failure of the state, or a city, county, or city and county to make housing or shelter available to individuals.
SEC. 2.SECTION 1. Section 65582.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:65582.5. (a) A city, county, or city and county shall develop and adopt both of the following:(1) An annual report that accounts for the number of unhoused persons within its jurisdiction.(2) An annual plan containing the steps, if any, it is taking to provide housing or shelter for the unhoused individuals within its jurisdiction. The plan shall include the estimated cost to house or shelter those individuals.(b) Each city, county, or city and county shall file the report and the plan described in subdivision (a) with the Department of Housing and Community Development which shall use the information it receives to prepare a statewide report and plan.
SEC. 2.SECTION 1. Section 65582.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:
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65582.5. (a) A city, county, or city and county shall develop and adopt both of the following:(1) An annual report that accounts for the number of unhoused persons within its jurisdiction.(2) An annual plan containing the steps, if any, it is taking to provide housing or shelter for the unhoused individuals within its jurisdiction. The plan shall include the estimated cost to house or shelter those individuals.(b) Each city, county, or city and county shall file the report and the plan described in subdivision (a) with the Department of Housing and Community Development which shall use the information it receives to prepare a statewide report and plan.
65582.5. (a) A city, county, or city and county shall develop and adopt both of the following:(1) An annual report that accounts for the number of unhoused persons within its jurisdiction.(2) An annual plan containing the steps, if any, it is taking to provide housing or shelter for the unhoused individuals within its jurisdiction. The plan shall include the estimated cost to house or shelter those individuals.(b) Each city, county, or city and county shall file the report and the plan described in subdivision (a) with the Department of Housing and Community Development which shall use the information it receives to prepare a statewide report and plan.
65582.5. (a) A city, county, or city and county shall develop and adopt both of the following:(1) An annual report that accounts for the number of unhoused persons within its jurisdiction.(2) An annual plan containing the steps, if any, it is taking to provide housing or shelter for the unhoused individuals within its jurisdiction. The plan shall include the estimated cost to house or shelter those individuals.(b) Each city, county, or city and county shall file the report and the plan described in subdivision (a) with the Department of Housing and Community Development which shall use the information it receives to prepare a statewide report and plan.
65582.5. (a) A city, county, or city and county shall develop and adopt both of the following:
(1) An annual report that accounts for the number of unhoused persons within its jurisdiction.
(2) An annual plan containing the steps, if any, it is taking to provide housing or shelter for the unhoused individuals within its jurisdiction. The plan shall include the estimated cost to house or shelter those individuals.
(b) Each city, county, or city and county shall file the report and the plan described in subdivision (a) with the Department of Housing and Community Development which shall use the information it receives to prepare a statewide report and plan.
SEC. 3. SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 3. SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 3. SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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