Existing law establishes the Encampment Resolution Funding program, administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development, to, upon appropriation of the Legislature, increase collaboration between the department, local jurisdictions, and continuums of care for, among other things, providing encampment resolution grants to local jurisdictions and continuums of care to resolve critical encampment concerns and transition individuals into safe and stable housing. Existing law authorizes a continuum of care or a local jurisdiction to submit a specified application to the department for a program grant. Existing law, for additional rounds moneys, defined as moneys appropriated for the program in or after the 2021–22 fiscal year, requires that an applicant submit an application for a program grant that includes a description of how the applicant intends to use the funds to connect all individuals living in encampments to services and housing, among other things.
Existing law establishes the Encampment Resolution Funding program, administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development, to, upon appropriation of the Legislature, increase collaboration between the department, local jurisdictions, and continuums of care for, among other things, providing encampment resolution grants to local jurisdictions and continuums of care to resolve critical encampment concerns and transition individuals into safe and stable housing. Existing law authorizes a continuum of care or a local jurisdiction to submit a specified application to the department for a program grant. Existing law, for additional rounds moneys, defined as moneys appropriated for the program in or after the 2021–22 fiscal year, requires that an applicant submit an application for a program grant that includes a description of how the applicant intends to use the funds to connect all individuals living in encampments to services and housing, among other things.
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 [Housing] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] — 11–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 38–0 (pass) · upper
SB 748 Richardson Senate Third Reading By Jackson — 76–1 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB748 Richardson et al. Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 11–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Richardson — primary (person)
Haney — coauthor (person)
Tangipa — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-21 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2025-02-24 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2025-02-24 Read first time. reading-1
2025-03-12 Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and HOUSING. referral-committee
2025-03-13 Set for hearing April 7.
2025-03-27 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-04-08 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 682.) (April 7). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-09 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-04-24 Set for hearing April 29.
2025-04-30 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 937.) (April 29). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-01 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-05-06 Set for hearing May 12.
2025-05-12 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2025-05-13 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1273.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-28 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2025-06-05 Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and HUM. S. referral-committee
2025-06-18 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 18). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-19 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-07-02 July 1 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-07-16 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 15). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-07-17 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-08-20 August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-08-29 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-02 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-08 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 3009.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-08 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-10 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2835.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-22 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2025-10-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 524, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/50ead0bc-46a1-44dd-ac81-2db6682af32f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).