Policy Agenda
Our Priorities for the 2023 Legislative Session
1
SB 225 (Caballero)
Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Program (CAPP): Provides funding to acquire and preserve unsubsidized affordable housing. The legislation is tied to a $500 million budget request.
Roadmap Priority: Invest in Our Values
Roadmap Solution: A7
2
AB 799 (Rivas)
Increases accountability in Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) Program and commits ongoing funding to reduce homelessness.
Roadmap Priority: Invest in Our Values, Create Efficiency and Accountability
Roadmap Solution: E2/A1
3
AB 653 (Reyes)
Housing Voucher Utilization Program: Creates a program that would provide resources to increase voucher utilizations, including housing navigation, landlord incentives, and security deposits.
Roadmap Priority: Protect People, Invest in Our Values
4
ACA-1 (Aguiar-Curry)
Local government financing: affordable housing and public infrastructure: voter approval. Lowers the voter threshold to 55% for local housing measures.
Roadmap Priority: Invest in Our Values
Roadmap Solution: A6
5
SB 567 (Durazo)
Builds on existing law to better protect California’s low-income renters from unjust evictions and exorbitant rent increases.
Roadmap Priority: Protect People
Roadmap Solution: D1
6
AB 1657 (Wicks)
Authorizes the Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2024 to fund the state’s affordable housing programs, including, affordable rental housing for lower income families, homeownership opportunities, and, supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness.
Roadmap Priority: Invest in Our Values
Roadmap Solution: A3
7
AB 84 (Ward)
Improves the welfare property tax exemption for affordable housing.
Roadmap Priority: Promote fairness/Create efficiency, Invest in Our Values
8
AB 1085 (Maienschein)
Requires the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to seek federal approval to add housing support services as a Medi-Cal benefit.
Roadmap Priority: Invest in Our Values
Roadmap Solution: A15
9
AB 312 (Reyes)
Roadmap Priority: Create Efficiency and Accountability
Roadmap Solution: E10
10
AB 1053 (Gabriel)
Allows a borrower to request funding from the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) as a construction loan, the traditional permanent financing option, or a combination of both.
Roadmap Priority: Create Efficiency and Accountability
Roadmap Solution: E4
11
SB 18 (McGuire)
Creates the Tribal Housing Grant Program Trust Fund.
Roadmap Priority: Invest in Our Values
12
AB 1449 (Alvarez)
Roadmap Priority: Reimagine growth
Roadmap Solution: C3