Existing law requires the Governor to create an Interagency Council on Homelessness, consisting of specified members. Among other goals, existing law requires the council to serve as a facilitator and create partnerships among federal, state, and local governments, nonprofit entities working to end homelessness, homeless services providers, and the private sector, for the purpose of arriving at specific strategies to end homelessness. Existing law also requires the council to make policy and procedural recommendations to legislators and other governmental entities.
California AB 678 (20252026) — Interagency Council on Homelessness.
Existing law requires the Governor to create an Interagency Council on Homelessness, consisting of specified members. Among other goals, existing law requires the council to serve as a facilitator and create partnerships among federal, state, and local governments, nonprofit entities working to end homelessness, homeless services providers, and the private sector, for the purpose of arriving at specific strategies to end homelessness. Existing law also requires the council to make policy and procedural recommendations to legislators and other governmental entities.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 678 Lee Assembly Third Reading — 67–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
AB 678 Lee Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 67–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB678 Lee et al. By Arreguín — 40–0 (pass) · upper
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 — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Lee — primary (person)
Haney — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-14 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-02-15 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2025-03-03 Referred to Com. on H. & C.D. referral-committee
2025-04-28 Coauthors revised.
2025-04-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-05-07 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2025-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-06-02 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 1844.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-06-03 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-06-11 Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and HOUSING. referral-committee
2025-07-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-07-16 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-08-18 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2025-08-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-04 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-08 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-10 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2833.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-10 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-11 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 3298.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-10-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 495, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b2f27deb-56d1-40f3-bef2-8c920e11819a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).