California State University: faculty and employee housing.
Existing law, the Teacher Housing Act of 2016, authorizes a school district to establish and implement programs that address the housing needs of teachers and school district employees who face challenges in securing affordable housing, as specified. The act provides that the purpose of the act is to facilitate the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation and preservation of affordable rental housing for teachers and school district employees to allow teachers or school district employees to access and maintain housing stability. The act provides that it specifically creates a state policy supporting housing for teachers and school district employees as described by specified federal law and permits school districts and developers in receipt of local or state funds or tax credits designated for affordable rental housing to restrict occupancy to teachers and school district employees on land owned by school districts, so long as that housing does not violate any other applicable laws. The act defines various terms for these purposes.
California AB 2005 (20232024) — California State University: faculty and employee housing.
Existing law, the Teacher Housing Act of 2016, authorizes a school district to establish and implement programs that address the housing needs of teachers and school district employees who face challenges in securing affordable housing, as specified. The act provides that the purpose of the act is to facilitate the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation and preservation of affordable rental housing for teachers and school district employees to allow teachers or school district employees to access and maintain housing stability. The act provides that it specifically creates a state policy supporting housing for teachers and school district employees as described by specified federal law and permits school districts and developers in receipt of local or state funds or tax credits designated for affordable rental housing to restrict occupancy to teachers and school district employees on land owned by school districts, so long as that housing does not violate any other applicable laws. The act defines various terms for these purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2005 Ward Assembly Third Reading — 61–7 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 4–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Higher Education] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 11–4 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB2005 Ward et al. By Menjivar — 32–8 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–2 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Ward — primary (person)
Alanis — coauthor (person)
Boerner — coauthor (person)
Gipson — coauthor (person)
Quirk-Silva — coauthor (person)
Schiavo — coauthor (person)
Ting — coauthor (person)
Wilson — coauthor (person)
Wood — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-01-31 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2024-02-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.
2024-02-12 Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and HIGHER ED. referral-committee
2024-03-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 20). Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-04-10 Coauthors revised.
2024-04-10 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-04-24 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2024-05-16 Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2024-05-16 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 16). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2024-05-16 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-21 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 7. Page 5358.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-05-22 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2024-05-29 Referred to Com. on HOUSING. referral-committee
2024-06-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-07-01 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2024-08-15 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (August 15). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-08-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-26 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 8.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-26 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2024-09-03 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2024-09-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 558, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/70aaeb6f-5c80-4a81-b251-dfc02213357d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).