Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development within the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. Under existing law, the department is responsible for administering various housing programs throughout the state, including, among others, the California Emergency Solutions and Housing Program, which, among other things, provides rental assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services to ensure housing affordability for people who are experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of homelessness.
California AB 653 (20232024) — Public housing authorities: reports.
Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development within the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. Under existing law, the department is responsible for administering various housing programs throughout the state, including, among others, the California Emergency Solutions and Housing Program, which, among other things, provides rental assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services to ensure housing affordability for people who are experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of homelessness.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 653 Reyes Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 74–0 (pass) · lower
AB 653 Reyes Assembly Third Reading — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 4–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB653 Reyes et al. By Skinner — 32–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Reyes — primary (person)
Becker — coauthor (person)
Blakespear — coauthor (person)
Connolly — coauthor (person)
Kalra — coauthor (person)
Luz Rivas — coauthor (person)
Petrie-Norris — coauthor (person)
Schiavo — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-09 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-10 From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.
2023-03-23 Referred to Com. on H. & C.D. referral-committee
2023-03-23 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-03-27 Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. referral-committee
2023-04-17 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-04-18 Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. referral-committee
2023-04-27 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 26). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2023-05-01 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-02 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2023-05-10 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2023-05-18 Coauthors revised.
2023-05-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1781.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-26 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-06-07 Referred to Com. on HOUSING. referral-committee
2023-07-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-08-17 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2024-08-05 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-08-12 In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file. referral-committee
2024-08-15 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (August 15). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2024-08-15 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-23 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-28 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 1.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-28 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2024-08-29 Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
2024-08-29 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-10 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2024-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 672, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/52540a57-981c-43d6-ac9a-4a46fba0598c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).