Existing law establishes various programs, including, among others, the Emergency Housing and Assistance Program, homeless youth emergency service pilot projects, and Housing First and the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council, to provide assistance to homeless persons. Existing law establishes the council to oversee the implementation of the Housing First guidelines and regulations, and, among other things, identify resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California.
California SB 918 (20172018) — Homeless Youth Act of 2018.
Existing law establishes various programs, including, among others, the Emergency Housing and Assistance Program, homeless youth emergency service pilot projects, and Housing First and the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council, to provide assistance to homeless persons. Existing law establishes the council to oversee the implementation of the Housing First guidelines and regulations, and, among other things, identify resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Transportation and Housing] — 4–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
SB 918 Wiener Senate Third Reading By RUBIO — 80–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading SB918 Wiener et al. — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB918 Wiener et al. Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Wiener — primary (person)
Allen — coauthor (person)
Beall — coauthor (person)
Chiu — coauthor (person)
Cooley — coauthor (person)
Glazer — coauthor (person)
Gonzalez Fletcher — coauthor (person)
Hill — coauthor (person)
Lackey — coauthor (person)
Leyva — coauthor (person)
Maienschein — coauthor (person)
Mark Stone — coauthor (person)
Mayes — coauthor (person)
McCarty — coauthor (person)
Portantino — coauthor (person)
Reyes — coauthor (person)
Rodriguez — coauthor (person)
Rubio — principal coauthor (person)
Steinorth — coauthor (person)
Thurmond — coauthor (person)
Wilk — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-01-22 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2018-01-23 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 22.
2018-02-01 Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and T. & H. referral-committee
2018-02-06 Set for hearing April 10.
2018-03-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-04-11 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on T. & H. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 4624.) (April 10). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-04-12 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2018-04-18 Set for hearing April 24.
2018-04-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 4821.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-04-27 Set for hearing May 7.
2018-05-07 May 7 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2018-05-18 Set for hearing May 25.
2018-05-25 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 4299.) (May 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-05-25 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-05-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4399.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-31 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2018-06-07 Referred to Com. on HUM. S. referral-committee
2018-06-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-08-08 August 8 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2018-08-20 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 16). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-08-21 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-08-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6981.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-30 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2018-08-31 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2018-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 6114.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2018-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 841, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/14648644-580b-4a29-9e77-42e4eeba087a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).