republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20212022/sb-1444.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Joint powers authorities: South Bay Regional Housing Trust."
description: "The Joint Exercise of Powers Act authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by agreement, to form a joint powers authority to exercise any power common to the contracting parties, as specified. The act authorizes the agreement to set forth the manner by which the joint powers authority will be governed. The act specifically authorizes the establishment of specified joint powers authorities, including the San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust, for the purposes of funding housing specifically assisting the homeless population and persons and families of extremely low, very low, and low income, as specified."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20212022"
identifier: "SB 1444"
citation: "California SB 1444 (20212022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Joint powers authorities: South Bay Regional Housing Trust."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 29
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-02-18"
last_action: "2022-09-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f07f9b5-0655-470a-a4a6-9912781c9a98"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1444"
source_hash: "6b89b9831580acf4ed2ff0d5869172b42add76aee8221c2768b3494081d97432"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California SB 1444 (20212022) — Joint powers authorities: South Bay Regional Housing Trust.

The Joint Exercise of Powers Act authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by agreement, to form a joint powers authority to exercise any power common to the contracting parties, as specified. The act authorizes the agreement to set forth the manner by which the joint powers authority will be governed. The act specifically authorizes the establishment of specified joint powers authorities, including the San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust, for the purposes of funding housing specifically assisting the homeless population and persons and families of extremely low, very low, and low income, as specified.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/18/22 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1444&version=20210SB144499INT)
2. **03/15/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1444&version=20210SB144498AMD)
3. **04/18/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1444&version=20210SB144497AMD)
4. **05/17/22 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1444&version=20210SB144496AMD)
5. **09/28/22 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1444&version=20210SB144494CHP)
6. **SB1444** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1444)
7. **09/08/22 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1444&version=20210SB144495ENR)

## Votes

- Consent Calendar — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB1444 Allen et al. Concurrence — **30–2** (pass) · upper
- That the Assembly amendments be concurred in — **3–1** (pass) · upper
- SB 1444 Allen Senate Third Reading By Muratsuchi — **61–2** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Muratsuchi — principal coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-18** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-18** Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
- **2022-02-22** From printer.
- **2022-03-09** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-15** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** Re-referred to Com. on INS. `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-14** Set for hearing April 20.
- **2022-04-18** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-20** From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3463.) (April 20). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-21** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-04-28** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3555.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-04-28** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2022-05-05** Referred to Com. on INS. `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-17** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-19** Re-referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and H. & C.D. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-08** Coauthors revised.
- **2022-06-08** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-29** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 29). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-30** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-08-29** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-08-29** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2022-08-29** Re-referred to Com. on RLS pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). `referral-committee`
- **2022-08-29** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5201.) Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-08-30** Set for hearing August 30.
- **2022-08-30** From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 3. Noes 1. Page 5347.) `committee-passage`
- **2022-08-31** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 2. Page 5370.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-09-13** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2022-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 672, Statutes of 2022. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f07f9b5-0655-470a-a4a6-9912781c9a98`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).