California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1551 — Housing.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 555, Statutes of 2012.

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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 26, 2012. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 11 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the CalHome Program, administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development, to enable low- and very low income households to become or remain homeowners. Existing law requires the department, under the program, to provide grant or loan funds to local public agencies or nonprofit corporations for specified purposes relating to the promotion of home ownership. Existing law requires that financial assistance provided to individual households be in the form of deferred payment loans, repayable upon sale or transfer of the homes, when they cease to be owner-occupied, or upon the loan maturity date. This bill would, notwithstanding any other law, authorize the department to permit the downpayment assistance loan to be subordinated to refinancing if it determines that the borrower and the proposed subordination meet certain requirements. Existing law requires the California Housing Finance Agency to administer the California Homebuyer's Downpayment Assistance Program for the purpose of assisting first-time low- and moderate-income homebuyers utilizing existing mortgage financing. Existing law authorizes a borrower to refinance a mortgage under specified circumstances. Existing law authorizes the agency, in its discretion, to permit a downpayment assistance loan to be subordinated to refinancing if it determines that certain criteria have been met. Existing law authorizes the agency to permit subordination on those terms and conditions as it determines are reasonable. Existing law requires the California Housing Finance Agency to administer the Home Purchase Assistance Program for the purpose of assisting first-time homebuyers utilizing existing mortgage financing. Existing law also requires the agency to administer the Extra Credit Teacher Home Purchase Program, as specified, and any other school personnel home ownership assistance program that is set forth by the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee. This bill would further extend the authority of the agency to permit a downpayment assistance loan made under any of those programs to be subordinated to refinancing, subject to certain criteria and under terms and conditions as the agency determines are reasonable, unless the borrower has sufficient equity to repay the loan. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 555, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6792.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6792.)

  6. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 31).

  7. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6781.)

  8. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  9. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  10. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5053.).

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 29).

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. (pending re-referral to Com. on APPR.)

  15. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4895.)

  16. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  17. Joint Rule 61(b)(15) suspended. (Page 4875.)

  18. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  22. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 16).

  23. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  24. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  25. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 28).

  26. Referred to Com. on INS.

  27. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  28. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 3. Page 5169.)

  29. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  30. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (May 2).

  31. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  32. Referred to Com. on INS.

  33. From printer. May be heard in committee February 26.

  34. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • DeSaulnier · Cosponsor
  • Torres · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Torres

Co-sponsors (1)

  • DeSaulnier

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 1551 TORRES Concurrence - Urgency Added

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 76001
Democratic 1000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Halderman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Carter — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Miller — Yea
Pan — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Campos — Yea
Allen — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Conway — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Norby — Yea
Perea — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Cook — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

amendments be concurred in.

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Atkins — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Torres — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea

3rd Reading (Urgency Clause)

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Yee — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Evans — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Harman — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Huff — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Lieu — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Walters — Yea

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7002
Total 7002
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Pavley — Not Voting
Rubio — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Harman — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea

Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Alquist — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea

Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Alquist — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea

AB 1551 TORRES Assembly Third Reading

Passed 69 Yea · 3 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68207
Republican 1100
Democratic 0001
Total 69308
% of votes cast 86%4%0%10%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Fletcher — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Norby — Not Voting
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Yea
Cook — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 15100
Total 16100
% of votes cast 94%6%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Gatto — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Campos — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Democratic 1000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Miller — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1551 do?
Existing law establishes the CalHome Program, administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development, to enable low- and very low income households to become or remain homeowners. Existing law requires the department, under the program, to provide grant or loan funds to local public agencies or nonprofit corporations for specified purposes relating to the promotion of home ownership. Existing law requires that financial assistance provided to individual households be in the form of deferred payment loans, repayable upon sale or transfer of the homes, when they cease to be owner-occupied, or upon the loan maturity date. This bill would, notwithstanding any other law, authorize the department to permit the downpayment assistance loan to be subordinated to refinancing if it determines that the borrower and the proposed subordination meet certain requirements. Existing law requires the California Housing Finance Agency to administer the California Homebuyer's Downpayment Assistance Program for the purpose of assisting first-time low- and moderate-income homebuyers utilizing existing mortgage financing. Existing law authorizes a borrower to refinance a mortgage under specified circumstances. Existing law authorizes the agency, in its discretion, to permit a downpayment assistance loan to be subordinated to refinancing if it determines that certain criteria have been met. Existing law authorizes the agency to permit subordination on those terms and conditions as it determines are reasonable. Existing law requires the California Housing Finance Agency to administer the Home Purchase Assistance Program for the purpose of assisting first-time homebuyers utilizing existing mortgage financing. Existing law also requires the agency to administer the Extra Credit Teacher Home Purchase Program, as specified, and any other school personnel home ownership assistance program that is set forth by the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee. This bill would further extend the authority of the agency to permit a downpayment assistance loan made under any of those programs to be subordinated to refinancing, subject to certain criteria and under terms and conditions as the agency determines are reasonable, unless the borrower has sufficient equity to repay the loan. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 1551?
AB 1551 is sponsored by DeSaulnier and Torres.
What is the current status of AB 1551?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 26, 2012. Enacted.
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