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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 1165: California Housing Justice Act of 2026.

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 1165 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: California Housing Justice Act of 2026. Primary sponsor: Mike Gipson (D). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (September 30, 2026): Vetoed by Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development in the California Housing and Homelessness Agency and makes the department responsible for administering various housing programs throughout the state, including, among others, the Multifamily Housing Program, the Housing for a Healthy California Program, and the California Emergency Solutions Grants Program. Existing law also establishes the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program, administered by the department, for the purpose of providing jurisdictions, as defined, with one-time grant funds to support regional coordination and expand or develop local capacity to address homelessness challenges, as specified.

This bill would enact the California Housing Justice Act of 2026, which would require the department to create, by August 1, 2030, finance plans to solve homelessness and to solve the housing unaffordability crisis, and related statewide performance metrics. The bill would also require the department to seek public consult in developing those finance plans.

This bill would require the agency, on or before October 1, 2030, to report to the Legislature on the finance plans and performance metrics described above, and to publish goals on its internet website and update any progress toward the goals. The bill would also make related findings and declarations.

The bill would make its provisions operative upon appropriation by the Legislature.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike GipsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly65
Jesse ArreguínCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Vetoed by Governor.
  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 13. Page 6707.).
  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 3.).
  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  7. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 13).
  11. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page