California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

SB 649 — Local governments: affordable housing: local tenant preference.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 660, Statutes of 2022.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency and makes the department responsible for administering various housing programs throughout the state. The California Fair Employment and Housing Act generally prohibits housing discrimination with respect to the personal characteristics of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income, disability, veteran or military status, or genetic information. Under existing law, the Civil Rights Department is responsible for receiving, investigating, conciliating, mediating, and prosecuting complaints alleging violations of specified civil rights. Existing law requires local agencies to provide, by April 1 of each year, an annual report to the legislative body, the Office of Planning and Research, and the Department of Housing and Community Development, the progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs. Existing law requires that annual report to include a housing element portion, which includes, but is not limited to, the number of units that have been completed, as specified. This bill would provide that it is the state's policy that lower income individuals residing in neighborhoods and communities experiencing significant displacement, as specified, need access to housing that is affordable and assists in avoiding displacement. The bill would provide that, to the extent feasible and consistent with other laws, the low-income housing tax credit program and tax-exempt bonds for qualified residential rental property used for affordable housing may be used to support access to housing that would allow households facing or at risk of displacement to remain in the community. The bill would specify that a local tenant preference adopted pursuant to the bill's provisions is subject to the duty of public agencies to affirmatively further fair housing, as specified. The bill would require any local government adopting a local tenant preference policy to create a webpage on its internet website containing the ordinance and its supporting materials, and to annually submit a link to its tenant preference webpage to the Department of Housing and Community Development. The bill would require the department to post on its internet website a list of jurisdictions that have tenant preference policies. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2033.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 660, Statutes of 2022.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5314.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (August 11).

  12. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  13. August 10 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  14. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 29).

  18. June 15 hearing postponed by committee.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  21. Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

  22. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  23. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1058.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  24. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  25. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 1019.) (May 4).

  26. Set for hearing May 4.

  27. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  28. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 815.) (April 15).

  29. Set for hearing April 15.

  30. Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and JUD.

  31. Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)

  32. (Ayes 32. Noes 4.)

  33. Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.

  34. Read first time.

  35. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  36. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB649 Cortese et al. Concurrence

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 13000
Unaffiliated 22001
Republican 4000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Borgeas — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Pan — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Newman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Min — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Bates — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

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SB 649 Cortese Senate Third Reading By Kalra

Passed 59 Yea · 15 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 30101
Unaffiliated 29703
Republican 0702
Total 591506
% of votes cast 74%19%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gray — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Smith — Nay
Cunningham — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Voepel — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Not Voting
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Davies, Laurie Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Not Voting
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5200
Democratic 7000
Republican 0101
Total 12301
% of votes cast 75%19%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Holden — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Vince Fong — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Davies, Laurie Republican Nay

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Be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development]

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4001
Democratic 3002
Republican 0001
Total 7004
% of votes cast 64%0%0%36%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Waldron — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Villapudua — Not Voting
Bennett, Steve Democratic Not Voting
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting

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3rd Reading

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 10003
Unaffiliated 23000
Republican 4000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Pan — Yea
Bates — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Roth — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Min — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Newman — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4000
Democratic 6000
Republican 1000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Borgeas — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3000
Democratic 5000
Republican 1000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Bates — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

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Subjects

housing civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 649 do?
Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency and makes the department responsible for administering various housing programs throughout the state. The California Fair Employment and Housing Act generally prohibits housing discrimination with respect to the personal characteristics of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income, disability, veteran or military status, or genetic information. Under existing law, the Civil Rights Department is responsible for receiving, investigating, conciliating, mediating, and prosecuting complaints alleging violations of specified civil rights. Existing law requires local agencies to provide, by April 1 of each year, an annual report to the legislative body, the Office of Planning and Research, and the Department of Housing and Community Development, the progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs. Existing law requires that annual report to include a housing element portion, which includes, but is not limited to, the number of units that have been completed, as specified. This bill would provide that it is the state's policy that lower income individuals residing in neighborhoods and communities experiencing significant displacement, as specified, need access to housing that is affordable and assists in avoiding displacement. The bill would provide that, to the extent feasible and consistent with other laws, the low-income housing tax credit program and tax-exempt bonds for qualified residential rental property used for affordable housing may be used to support access to housing that would allow households facing or at risk of displacement to remain in the community. The bill would specify that a local tenant preference adopted pursuant to the bill's provisions is subject to the duty of public agencies to affirmatively further fair housing, as specified. The bill would require any local government adopting a local tenant preference policy to create a webpage on its internet website containing the ordinance and its supporting materials, and to annually submit a link to its tenant preference webpage to the Department of Housing and Community Development. The bill would require the department to post on its internet website a list of jurisdictions that have tenant preference policies. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2033.
Who sponsors SB 649?
SB 649 is sponsored by Cortese, Dave (Democratic) and Kalra, Ash (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 649?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2021. Enacted.
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