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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 2145: Housing finance: barriers to downsizing: study.

In committee Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 2145 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 18, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Housing finance: barriers to downsizing: study. Primary sponsor: Robert Garcia (D). Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): In committee: Held under submission.

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 and authorizes the department to study the operation and enforcement of specified laws related to housing finance, taxes, redevelopment programs, and public housing projects, as related to housing and community development.

This bill would require the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to conduct a study to assess the need and desire among seniors 60 years of age and older to downsize their homes, as specified. The bill would require the department to submit a report on the study to the Legislature within one year of an appropriation made for this purpose. The bill would repeal its provisions on January 1, 2032.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Robert GarciaPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly50

“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. In committee: Held under submission.
  2. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)
  3. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
  4. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.
  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  6. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
  7. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 28).
  8. Referred to Com. on JUD.
  9. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
  10. Read first time. To print.

Sources

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