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type: "Bill"
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title: "The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026."
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description: "Under existing law, there are programs providing assistance for, among other things, emergency housing, multifamily housing, farmworker housing, home ownership for very low and low-income households, and downpayment assistance for first-time home buyers. Existing law also authorizes the issuance of bonds in specified amounts pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law and requires that proceeds from the sale of these bonds be used to finance various existing housing programs, capital outlay related to infill development, brownfield cleanup that promotes infill development, and housing-related parks. Existing law, the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018, authorized, the issuance of bonds in the amount of $4,000,000,000 to finance various existing housing programs, as well as infill infrastructure financing and affordable housing matching grant programs, as well as financing for a specified program for farm, home, and mobilehome purchase assistance for veterans, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20252026"
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identifier: "SB 417"
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citation: "California SB 417 (20252026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["TheVeteransandAffordableHousingBondActof2026"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Limón"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2025-02-18"
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last_action: "2026-06-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31d2a53b-d370-4141-b8f3-9595fb60e1a4"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB417"
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source_hash: "6fc8ffe1c6b6d274751e279a2b5041a0acb5b90bdd63e694494644ddc2b93f6b"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California SB 417 (20252026) — The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.
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Under existing law, there are programs providing assistance for, among other things, emergency housing, multifamily housing, farmworker housing, home ownership for very low and low-income households, and downpayment assistance for first-time home buyers. Existing law also authorizes the issuance of bonds in specified amounts pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law and requires that proceeds from the sale of these bonds be used to finance various existing housing programs, capital outlay related to infill development, brownfield cleanup that promotes infill development, and housing-related parks. Existing law, the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018, authorized, the issuance of bonds in the amount of $4,000,000,000 to finance various existing housing programs, as well as infill infrastructure financing and affordable housing matching grant programs, as well as financing for a specified program for farm, home, and mobilehome purchase assistance for veterans, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/18/25 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB417&version=20250SB41799INT)
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2. **01/22/26 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB417&version=20250SB41798AMD)
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3. **06/22/26 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB417&version=20250SB41797AMD)
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4. **06/25/26 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB417&version=20250SB41795CHP)
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5. **SB417** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB417)
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6. **06/25/26 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB417&version=20250SB41796ENR)
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## Votes
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- Do pass. — **12–3** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **10–2** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **8–1** (pass) · upper
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- 3rd Reading SB417 Cabaldon et al. Urgency Clause — **30–9** (pass) · upper
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- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass as amended — **5–2** (pass) · upper
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- Unfinished Business SB417 Limón et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence — **29–2** (pass) · upper
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- SB 417 Limón Third Reading Urgency By Wicks — **61–7** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Limón — primary (person)
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- Addis — coauthor (person)
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- Ahrens — coauthor (person)
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- Alvarez — coauthor (person)
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- Archuleta — coauthor (person)
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- Arreguín — coauthor (person)
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- Ashby — coauthor (person)
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- Becker — coauthor (person)
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- Bennett — coauthor (person)
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- Berman — coauthor (person)
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- Blakespear — coauthor (person)
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- Cabaldon — principal coauthor (person)
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- Caballero — coauthor (person)
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- Caloza — coauthor (person)
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- Connolly — coauthor (person)
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- Gabriel — coauthor (person)
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- Grayson — coauthor (person)
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- Haney — coauthor (person)
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- Harabedian — coauthor (person)
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- Hart — coauthor (person)
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- Jackson — coauthor (person)
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- Kalra — coauthor (person)
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- Krell — coauthor (person)
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- Laird — coauthor (person)
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- Mark González — coauthor (person)
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- McKinnor — coauthor (person)
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- Menjivar — coauthor (person)
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- Muratsuchi — coauthor (person)
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- Nguyen — coauthor (person)
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- Pérez — coauthor (person)
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- Quirk-Silva — coauthor (person)
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- Ransom — coauthor (person)
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- Reyes — coauthor (person)
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- Rivas — author (person)
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- Schiavo — coauthor (person)
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- Schultz — coauthor (person)
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- Soria — coauthor (person)
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- Umberg — coauthor (person)
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- Wahab — coauthor (person)
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- Ward — coauthor (person)
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- Wicks — principal coauthor (person)
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- Wiener — coauthor (person)
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- Wilson — coauthor (person)
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- Zbur — coauthor (person)
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- Ávila Farías — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-18** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-02-19** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
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- **2026-01-05** Set for hearing January 6 in HOUSING pending receipt.
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- **2026-01-05** Referred to Com. on HOUSING. `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-07** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 3184.) (January 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-09** Set for hearing January 20.
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- **2026-01-20** January 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
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- **2026-01-21** Set for hearing January 22.
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- **2026-01-22** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3269.) (January 22). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-01-22** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2026-01-26** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2026-01-27** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 3305.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-27** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
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- **2026-04-13** Referred to Com. on H. & C.D. `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-23** Coauthors revised.
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- **2026-04-23** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
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- **2026-05-13** May 13 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
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- **2026-05-14** Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
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- **2026-05-14** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (May 14). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-05-18** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2026-06-22** Coauthors revised.
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- **2026-06-22** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2026-06-22** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2026-06-25** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2026-06-25** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
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- **2026-06-25** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 2.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-06-25** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12:30 p.m.
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- **2026-06-25** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-25** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 16, Statutes of 2026. `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31d2a53b-d370-4141-b8f3-9595fb60e1a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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