Home values, gross rent, homeownership, housing cost burdens, and the pressure from prices and incomes.
Median owner-occupied home value$734.7K2020–2024 · #2 of 50 · highest first
Median gross rent$2.04K2020–2024 · #1 of 50 · highest first
Homeownership rate55.9%2020–2024 · #49 of 50 · highest first
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California · 2025: +72.7% · Rank #38 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: Not available
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California · state comparison
Home values, rent, and homeownership
Census values are estimates for occupied housing, rather than current listing or sale prices.
California · 2020–2024$734,700
California rank#2among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$332,700Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Median owner-occupied home value
Median reported value of owner-occupied housing.
2024 dollars; a higher value can benefit owners and make buying harder.
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Lower value · $162.6KHigher value · $839.1KStriped: unavailable
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California · $734,7002020–2024 · Rank #2 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Median owner-occupied home value · 2020–2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Hawaii
$839,100
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#2
California · your comparison
$734,700
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#3
Washington
$564,600
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#4
Massachusetts
$562,100
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#5
Colorado
$539,400
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#6
Utah
$489,400
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#7
Oregon
$477,600
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#8
New Jersey
$454,400
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#9
Nevada
$435,400
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#10
New York
$423,800
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#11
Maryland
$419,900
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#12
Idaho
$418,600
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#13
Rhode Island
$404,200
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#14
New Hampshire
$402,500
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#15
Arizona
$394,500
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#16
Virginia
$383,700
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#17
Montana
$375,800
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#18
Connecticut
$366,900
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#19
Florida
$359,000
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#20
Alaska
$352,900
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#21
Delaware
$352,000
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#22
Minnesota
$329,300
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#23
Vermont
$316,600
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#24
Wyoming
$309,700
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#25
Georgia
$303,300
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#26
Maine
$296,600
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#27
North Carolina
$288,900
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#28
Tennessee
$286,700
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#29
Texas
$283,800
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#30
Wisconsin
$266,500
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#31
Illinois
$263,300
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#32
South Carolina
$259,000
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#33
South Dakota
$257,400
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#34
Pennsylvania
$254,500
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#35
North Dakota
$249,900
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#36
New Mexico
$248,100
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#37
Nebraska
$238,600
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#38
Michigan
$231,600
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#39
Missouri
$230,300
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#40
Indiana
$218,200
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#41
Kansas
$217,200
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#42
Louisiana
$216,500
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#43
Ohio
$214,800
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#44
Alabama
$209,900
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#45
Iowa
$208,000
—
#46
Kentucky
$205,600
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#47
Oklahoma
$199,800
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#48
Arkansas
$188,000
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#49
Mississippi
$169,800
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#50
West Virginia
$162,600
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California · 2020–202455.3%
California rank#4among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark51.1%Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Renters · spending at least 30% of income
Housing costs as a share of household income, excluding households for which a ratio cannot be computed.
Renters and owners have separate denominators. Ratios use the Census computed-income universe.
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Lower value · 38.9%Higher value · 60.1%Striped: unavailable
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California · 55.3%2020–2024 · Rank #4 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Renters · spending at least 30% of income · 2020–2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Florida
60.1%
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#2
Hawaii
56.7%
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#3
Nevada
55.9%
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#4
California · your comparison
55.3%
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#5
Louisiana
54.8%
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#6
Colorado
52.9%
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#7
Connecticut
52.6%
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#8
Oregon
52.5%
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#9
Georgia
52.4%
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#10
South Carolina
52.1%
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#11
New York
52.1%
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#12
Massachusetts
51.8%
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#13
Texas
51.7%
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#14
New Jersey
51.6%
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#15
Maryland
51.5%
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#16
Arizona
51.4%
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#17
Mississippi
51.3%
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#18
Michigan
50.4%
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#19
New Mexico
50.2%
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#20
Washington
49.9%
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#21
Delaware
49.6%
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#22
North Carolina
48.9%
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#23
West Virginia
48.9%
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#24
Tennessee
48.8%
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#25
Alabama
48.8%
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#26
Virginia
48.5%
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#27
Maine
48.4%
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#28
Vermont
48.4%
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#29
New Hampshire
48.2%
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#30
Pennsylvania
48.2%
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#31
Minnesota
48.1%
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#32
Indiana
48.1%
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#33
Rhode Island
48%
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#34
Illinois
47.9%
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#35
Utah
47.2%
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#36
Idaho
46.9%
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#37
Oklahoma
46.3%
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#38
Ohio
45.9%
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#39
Missouri
45.6%
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#40
Kentucky
45.4%
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#41
Nebraska
45.1%
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#42
Arkansas
44.8%
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#43
Montana
44.8%
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#44
Alaska
44.6%
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#45
Iowa
43.9%
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#46
Wisconsin
43.7%
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#47
Kansas
43.5%
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#48
Wyoming
43.1%
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#49
South Dakota
39.8%
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#50
North Dakota
38.9%
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California · 2025+72.7%
California rank#38among all 50 states
U.S. benchmarkNot availableSame measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Home-price growth since 2016
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This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability. Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation. Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.
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California
2025 · California: +72.7% · Rank #38 of 50, highest first · Selected for state comparisonView history and select a period
California Home-price growth since 2016 history
Period
California
Compare
2016
+0%
2017
+6.5%
2018
+13.5%
2019
+17.1%
2020
+22.1%
2021
+39.3%
2022
+60.4%
2023
+62%
2024
+69.5%
2025
+72.7%
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Lower value · +38.2%Higher value · +141.7%Striped: unavailable
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California · +72.7%2025 · Rank #38 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Home-price growth since 2016 · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Idaho
+141.7%
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#2
Florida
+114.5%
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#3
Maine
+113.7%
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#4
Utah
+113.6%
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#5
Tennessee
+112.4%
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#6
Arizona
+112.3%
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#7
New Hampshire
+110.1%
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#8
Rhode Island
+108%
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#9
Georgia
+107.6%
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#10
North Carolina
+107.1%
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#11
Montana
+106.7%
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#12
Nevada
+106.1%
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#13
South Carolina
+105.5%
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#14
Washington
+100.2%
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#15
Indiana
+94.5%
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#16
Wisconsin
+94%
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#17
Michigan
+93.7%
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#18
Ohio
+93.3%
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#19
Vermont
+92.6%
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#20
New Jersey
+88.9%
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#21
Missouri
+86.9%
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#22
New York
+85.9%
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#23
Nebraska
+84.6%
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#24
Massachusetts
+84.3%
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#24
South Dakota
+84.3%
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#26
Texas
+83.3%
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#27
Kentucky
+83.2%
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#28
Colorado
+83.1%
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#29
Kansas
+82.5%
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#30
New Mexico
+82.3%
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#31
Alabama
+81.3%
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#32
Arkansas
+80.8%
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#33
Connecticut
+79.8%
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#34
Pennsylvania
+78.4%
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#35
Virginia
+76.5%
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#36
Delaware
+75.4%
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#37
Oregon
+74.7%
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#38
California · your comparison
+72.7%
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#39
Oklahoma
+71.9%
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#40
Minnesota
+70%
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#41
Wyoming
+69.3%
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#42
Illinois
+65.3%
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#43
Iowa
+64.2%
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#44
Mississippi
+63.9%
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#45
Hawaii
+63%
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#46
Maryland
+59.4%
—
#47
West Virginia
+58.6%
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#48
Alaska
+51.9%
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#49
North Dakota
+45.9%
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#50
Louisiana
+38.2%
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California · 2025103,856
California rank#3among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark1,431,616Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Total housing units authorized
New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits; final annual, not seasonally adjusted.
A permit is authorization, not a start or completed home. Absolute counts reflect the size of a state. Units in permit-issuing places; excludes public housing.
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Lower value · 848Higher value · 210,217Striped: unavailable
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California · 103,8562025 · Rank #3 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Total housing units authorized · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Texas
210,217
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#2
Florida
178,297
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#3
California · your comparison
103,856
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#4
North Carolina
86,167
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#5
Georgia
61,196
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#6
Arizona
51,532
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#7
South Carolina
45,862
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#8
Tennessee
43,374
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#9
New York
38,667
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#10
Washington
34,913
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#11
Colorado
33,754
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#12
Ohio
33,640
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#13
Virginia
33,094
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#14
Indiana
29,076
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#15
New Jersey
27,661
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#16
Utah
26,775
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#17
Pennsylvania
25,709
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#18
Wisconsin
25,569
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#19
Michigan
23,075
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#20
Minnesota
20,947
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#21
Alabama
19,061
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#22
Illinois
18,551
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#23
Nevada
18,540
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#24
Idaho
17,944
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#25
Missouri
17,474
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#26
Oklahoma
15,513
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#27
Arkansas
15,492
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#28
Kentucky
14,940
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#29
Oregon
14,839
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#30
Louisiana
14,203
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#31
Iowa
13,664
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#32
Maryland
13,358
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#33
Massachusetts
12,477
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#34
Nebraska
10,596
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#35
Kansas
10,299
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#36
Mississippi
8,405
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#37
New Mexico
7,747
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#38
Connecticut
7,273
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#39
Maine
6,979
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#40
Delaware
6,468
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#41
South Dakota
5,305
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#42
Montana
5,258
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#43
New Hampshire
5,030
—
#44
West Virginia
3,962
—
#45
Hawaii
3,708
—
#46
North Dakota
2,440
—
#47
Vermont
2,294
—
#48
Wyoming
2,238
—
#49
Rhode Island
1,738
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#50
Alaska
848
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Aug 20, 2026 · Governor action · Governor Newsom awards $11.3 million to 13 prohousing communities to build more affordable housing · Official action recordedGovernor · Governor action
Governor Newsom awards $11.3 million to 13 prohousing communities to build more affordable housing
Aug 20, 2026 · Official action recorded
Gov. Gavin Newsom · Issued
FactVote reviewed summary
News What you need to know: California continues its steadfast and transformational approach to creating more housing and reducing homelessness, with $11.3 million in awards to advance innovative solutions in prohousing communities. SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that 13 California communities which have earned the state’s coveted Prohousing Designation, will receive $11.3 million […]
The official Governor's Office record documents this action on 2026-08-20.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Governor Newsom awards $11.3 million to 13 prohousing communities to build more affordable housing
Inspect this action on the timeline ↑Jul 2, 2026 · SB 1388 · Affordable Housing Risk Reduction Program. · Amended AssemblyCalifornia Legislature · SB 1388
Affordable Housing Risk Reduction Program.
Jul 2, 2026 · Amended Assembly
Sen. Maria Elena Durazo · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development and requires it to administer various programs intended to promote the development of housing, including the Multifamily Housing Program, pursuant to which the department provides assistance in the form of deferred payment loans to pay for the eligible costs of development of specified types of housing projects, as provided. This bill would establish the Affordable Housing Risk Reduction Program, administered by the department, to provide technical assistance and supportive resources to affordable housing providers to help them mitigate risk in their portfolio and secure more affordable insurance options.
The latest official California Legislative Information version records this action on July 2, 2026: Amended Assembly.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
This bill would establish the Affordable Housing Risk Reduction Program, administered by the department, to provide technical assistance and supportive resources to affordable housing providers to help them mitigate risk in their portfolio and secure more affordable insurance options.
Inspect this action on the timeline ↑Jul 2, 2026 · AB 2748 · Building standards: affordable housing developments: electric vehicle charging. · Amended SenateCalifornia Legislature · AB 2748
Building standards: affordable housing developments: electric vehicle charging.
Jul 2, 2026 · Amended Senate
Asm. Sharon Quirk-Silva · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Existing law, the State Housing Law, establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards for buildings used for human habitation. Existing law requires the building department of every city or county to enforce within its jurisdiction all the provisions published in the California Building Standards Code and the provisions of the State Housing Law, as provided. Existing law makes any violation of the State Housing Law a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000, by imprisonment not exceeding 6 months, or by both.
The latest official California Legislative Information version records this action on July 2, 2026: Amended Senate.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
This bill would require a new or existing affordable housing development, as defined, for which a permit application is submitted between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2028, to comply with either the requirements for installation of low power Level 2 or higher electric vehicle charging receptacles in the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, as provided, or the applicable requirements for installation of low power Level 2 or higher electric vehicle charging receptacles in the 2024 supplement to the…
Inspect this action on the timeline ↑Jun 29, 2026 · AB 2118 · Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022: use by right: objective standards. · Amended SenateCalifornia Legislature · AB 2118
Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022: use by right: objective standards.
Jun 29, 2026 · Amended Senate
Asm. Josh Hoover · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
The Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022, until January 1, 2033, authorizes a development proponent to submit an application for a mixed-income housing development along a commercial corridor that satisfies specified site criteria, affordability criteria, and objective development standards, and deems a housing development that meets those requirements a use by right and subject to streamlined, ministerial review. Existing law prohibits the objective standards from precluding a development from being built at specified residential density required and from requiring the development to reduce unit size to meet the objective standards.
The latest official California Legislative Information version records this action on June 29, 2026: Amended Senate.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
The Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022, until January 1, 2033, authorizes a development proponent to submit an application for a mixed-income housing development along a commercial corridor that satisfies specified site criteria, affordability criteria, and objective development standards, and deems a housing development that meets those requirements a use by right and subject to streamlined, ministerial review.
Inspect this action on the timeline ↑Jun 25, 2026 · SB 417 · The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026. · EnactedCalifornia Legislature · SB 417
The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.
Jun 25, 2026 · Enacted
Sen. Monique Limón · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Under existing law, there are programs providing assistance for, among other things, emergency housing, multifamily housing, farmworker housing, home ownership for very low and low-income households, and downpayment assistance for first-time home buyers. Existing law also authorizes the issuance of bonds in specified amounts pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law and requires that proceeds from the sale of these bonds be used to finance various existing housing programs, capital outlay related to infill development, brownfield cleanup that promotes infill development, and housing-related parks.
The official California Legislative Information record shows this action on June 25, 2026: Chaptered.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
This bill would enact the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026, which, if adopted, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $11,250,000,000, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law.
Inspect this action on the timeline ↑Jun 25, 2026 · AB 1693 · Accelerated retailer building plan approval: tenant improvements. · Amended SenateCalifornia Legislature · AB 1693
Accelerated retailer building plan approval: tenant improvements.
Jun 25, 2026 · Amended Senate
Asm. Rick Chavez Zbur · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission within the Department of General Services. Existing law requires the commission to approve and adopt building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code. Existing law authorizes local governments to enact ordinances or regulations that make building standards amendments to the California Building Standards Code, as specified.
The latest official California Legislative Information version records this action on June 25, 2026: Amended Senate.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
This bill would establish a similar streamlined approval process for a local permit for a tenant improvement relating to a retailer, as defined.
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What candidates are saying
Explore statements about housing, rent, homeownership and borrowing costs from FactVote’s California candidate profiles. Compare candidates within each recorded race, with each person’s matching statements kept together. These are candidate and campaign statements, not verified outcomes.
257 statements from 89 candidates
2026 California Attorney General — General Election
1 candidate with matching statements · 2 statements
California families deserve to be safe again. Crime is rising, homelessness is out of control, fraud with taxpayer dollars is rampant, and our children—especially young girls—are not being protected. The Office of Attorney General should be focused on enforcing the law and keeping families safe, not…
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Source topic or question: Support voter identification — primary statement
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California families deserve to be safe again. Crime is rising, homelessness is out of control, fraud with taxpayer dollars is rampant, and our children—especially young girls—are not being protected. The Office of Attorney General should be focused on enforcing the law and keeping families safe, not playing politics. I'm a husband and father of five, and like every parent, I want our children to grow up in safe communities. That's why public safety has always been my top priority. As the City Attorney for Huntington Beach, I fought for the people. I created a city criminal prosecutor program that prosecuted quality-of-life crimes and reduced crime by double digits. We proved that when the law is enforced, communities thrive. As Attorney General, I will make crime illegal again by prosecuting all crimes, including enforcing Proposition 36, and use the law to address homelessness by holding criminals accountable while getting people off our streets and into treatment. I will stand up for police, support law enforcement and defend them when they are unfairly attacked. I will also bring proven programs that lowered crime and homelessness in Huntington Beach to cities across California. I will aggressively prosecute fraud and corruption in Sacramento, protect parents' rights, enforce laws that keep boys out of girls' sports and support Voter ID. This is a serious office. I will fight for everyday Californians and bring accountability and safety back to California. Learn more at www.Gates4AG.com.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 14, 2026
Democratic · Board of Equalization Member District 2 · CA
Housing & homeownership
During my tenure on the State Board of Equalization, our Board has made a major commitment to rigorously examining the programs and mechanisms that help fund affordable housing. Due to term limits, I will be the only Boardmember that is eligible for re-election. As such, I will work hard to continue…
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Source topic or question: Connect affordable housing to local services
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During my tenure on the State Board of Equalization, our Board has made a major commitment to rigorously examining the programs and mechanisms that help fund affordable housing. Due to term limits, I will be the only Boardmember that is eligible for re-election. As such, I will work hard to continue this work, forge connections with our local governments, ensure that voter approved housing funds are used wisely, and stay on track to achieve housing that is affordable, linked to transit, childcare, neighborhood-serving retail, parks, and other essentials.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 14, 2026
I am honored to serve as your representative and as Chair of the State Board of Equalization, California’s elected property tax oversight board. On the Board, I have worked to expand access to property tax relief, including tax credits for Veterans and low-income families, increased public informati…
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Source topic or question: Ensure equitable assessments and taxpayer assistance
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I am honored to serve as your representative and as Chair of the State Board of Equalization, California’s elected property tax oversight board. On the Board, I have worked to expand access to property tax relief, including tax credits for Veterans and low-income families, increased public information on Proposition 19, and advanced consumer protections for homeowners’ insurance. I have fought for affordable housing, supported identity theft protections for property owners, and worked to ensure that the Board is efficient, accountable and transparent. I do not accept contributions from corporate PACs and will always insist that wealthy interests pay what they owe. As a member of the Board, I have taken an oath to uphold the Constitutions of the United States and California, including Proposition13. Over the next four years, I will continue to work for accurate and equitable property tax assessments, expanded taxpayer assistance, and policies that support housing affordability, rapid disaster recovery, and economic stability for working families. Before election to the Board, I served in local, regional, and state government. In the California State Assembly, I authored legislation to raise the statewide minimum wage, protect our coast and the San Francisco Bay, expand renewable energy, increase CalGrant scholarships, and worked to preserve free community college access statewide. I am endorsed by Teachers, Nurses and Firefighters statewide, by the California Democratic Party, Planned Parenthood California, the Sierra Club California, and over forty congressional, state executive and legislative leaders. I am thankful for the support of more than 1.3 million voters in the primary election. I respectfully ask for your vote. www.sallylieber.org
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 14, 2026
I will work to ensure that we have a broader diversity of housing providers for families and individuals experiencing homelessness or housing instability, and that we seek out new models from other states and jurisdictions that are proven to produce stable housing that is affordable and safe. Use of…
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Source topic or question: Broaden housing providers and models
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I will work to ensure that we have a broader diversity of housing providers for families and individuals experiencing homelessness or housing instability, and that we seek out new models from other states and jurisdictions that are proven to produce stable housing that is affordable and safe. Use of our State's tax credits must be transparent, sustainable and fair.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 14, 2026
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Explore reviewed bills sponsored by current California legislators and California’s congressional delegation, plus retained proposals from California’s governor and agencies. Each record keeps its latest recorded status and official evidence.
130 matching sponsorships or proposals · 69 California incumbents. These filters apply only to this section.
Asm. Al Muratsuchi
California State Assembly · District 66 · D–CA
4 proposalsView proposals from Asm. Al MuratsuchiCalifornia Legislature · AB 1128
Mobilehome parks: rent caps.
Jun 10, 2026 · Amended Senate
Asm. Al Muratsuchi · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Existing law, the Mobilehome Residency Law, prescribes various terms and conditions of tenancies in mobilehome parks. The law defines “mobilehome park” for these purposes to mean an area of land where 2 or more mobilehome sites are rented, or held out for rent, to accommodate mobilehomes used for human habitation. The law caps the amount by which management of a qualified mobilehome park may increase the gross rental rate for a tenancy over the course of any 12-month period.
The latest official California Legislative Information version records this action on June 10, 2026: Amended Senate.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
The law repeals these rent cap provisions on January 1, 2030.
Mar 21, 2024 · Session ended · final outcome unverified
Asm. Al Muratsuchi · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Existing law, the Mobilehome Residency Law, prescribes various terms and conditions of tenancies in mobilehome parks. Existing law defines “tenancy” for these purposes as the right of a homeowner to use a site within a mobilehome park on which to locate, maintain, and occupy a mobilehome for human habitation, including the use of the services and facilities of the park. Existing law, until January 1, 2030, prohibits, with certain exceptions, the management of a mobilehome park from increasing the gross rental rate for a tenancy in a qualified mobilehome park more than 3% plus the percentage change in the cost of living, as defined, or 5%, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate…
The 2023–2024 regular session ended on November 30, 2024. The retained bill text is dated March 21, 2024 and records: Assembly - Died - Housing and Community Development. Its final disposition and action date still require the official bill history; this measure is not shown as currently pending.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
The bill would prohibit management from increasing the gross rental rate for a tenancy in more than 2 increments over a 12-month period, after the tenant maintains the tenancy over a 12-month period.
Apr 10, 2023 · Session ended · final outcome unverified
Asm. Al Muratsuchi · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Existing law, the Mobilehome Residency Law, prescribes various terms and conditions of tenancies in mobilehome parks. Existing law defines “tenancy” for these purposes as the right of a homeowner to use a site within a mobilehome park on which to locate, maintain, and occupy a mobilehome for human habitation, including the use of the services and facilities of the park. Existing law, prohibits, with certain exceptions, the management of a mobilehome park from increasing the gross rental rate for a tenancy in a qualified mobilehome park, as defined, more than 3% plus the percentage change in the cost of living, or 5%, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for a tenancy…
The 2023–2024 regular session ended on November 30, 2024. The retained bill text is dated April 10, 2023 and records: Assembly - Died - Housing and Community Development. Its final disposition and action date still require the official bill history; this measure is not shown as currently pending.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
The bill would prohibit management from increasing the gross rental rate for a tenancy in more than 2 increments over a 12-month period, after the tenant maintains the tenancy over a 12-month period.
COVID-19 Emergency Small Business Eviction Relief Act.
Jun 1, 2021 · Session ended · final outcome unverified
Asm. Al Muratsuchi · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Existing law provides that a tenant is guilty of unlawful detainer if the tenant continues to possess the property without permission of the landlord in specified circumstances, including when the tenant has violated the lease or rental agreement by defaulting on rent, and requires the tenant be served a 3 days’ notice in writing to cure the default, as specified. Existing law provides that an unlawful detainer action is subject to the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020, which provides tenants with specified temporary protections from eviction, if the default in the payment of rent is based upon COVID-19 rental debt, as defined.This bill, the COVID-19 Emergency Small Business Eviction…
The 2021–2022 regular session ended on November 30, 2022. The retained bill text is dated June 1, 2021 and records: Assembly - Died. Its final disposition and action date still require the official bill history; this measure is not shown as currently pending.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
This bill, the COVID-19 Emergency Small Business Eviction Relief Act, would, until July 1, 2025, require a landlord, who receives a statement signed by a commercial tenant, as defined, and supported by documentary evidence that evidences that the tenant requests emergency rent relief because the business of the commercial tenant has experienced a decrease in average monthly gross revenue of at least 50%, which is reasonably attributable to public health regulations adopted to address the COVID-19 pandemic,…
2 proposalsView proposals from Asm. Alex LeeCalifornia Legislature · AB 2454
Drinking water: rental property: domestic well testing.
Sep 24, 2024 · Enacted
Asm. Alex Lee · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
The California Safe Drinking Water Act provides for the operation of public water systems and imposes on the State Water Resources Control Board various duties and responsibilities for the regulation and control of drinking water in the State of California. The act requires the state board to adopt primary drinking water standards for contaminants in drinking water based upon specified criteria. Existing law makes certain violations of the act a crime.This bill would require an owner of a domestic well that serves a rental property within the boundaries of a testing program, as defined, to participate in the testing program, as specified.
The official California Legislative Information record shows this action on September 24, 2024: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 506, Statutes of 2024..
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
This bill would require an owner of a domestic well that serves a rental property within the boundaries of a testing program, as defined, to participate in the testing program, as specified.
Affordable housing development projects: adaptive reuse.
Oct 11, 2023 · Enacted
Asm. Alex Lee · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to give priority with respect to funding under the Multifamily Housing Program to projects that prioritize adaptive reuse in existing developed areas served with public infrastructure, as specified. Existing law, the Housing Accountability Act, which is part of the Planning and Zoning Law, prohibits a local agency from disapproving, or conditioning approval in a manner that renders infeasible, a housing development project, as defined for purposes of the act, for very low, low-, or moderate-income households or an emergency shelter unless the local agency makes specified written findings based on a preponderance of…
The official California Legislative Information record shows this action on October 11, 2023: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 764, Statutes of 2023..
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
This bill would require a local source of funding that can be used for the development of affordable housing to include adaptive reuse as an eligible project and prohibit an agency with control of a local source of funding from prohibiting or excluding a development proposal that uses an adaptive reuse model for an affordable housing project development solely on the basis that the proposal is for an adaptive reuse project.
1 proposalView proposals from Asm. Anamarie Ávila FaríasCalifornia Legislature · AB 768
Mobilehome parks: rent protections: local rent control.
Jan 14, 2026 · Amended Assembly
Asm. Anamarie Ávila Farías · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Existing law, the Mobilehome Residency Law, governs tenancies in mobilehome parks and includes provisions that are applicable to those who have an ownership interest in a subdivision, cooperative, or condominium for mobilehomes, or a resident-owned mobilehome park, as specified. Among other things, these provisions set forth the rights of residents and homeowners regarding the use of the property.
The latest official California Legislative Information version records this action on January 14, 2026: Amended Assembly.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
This bill would, instead, apply that exemption to the rental of a mobilehome space that is not used as permanent housing, as defined, by the homeowner or an approved tenant, except as specified.
5 proposalsView proposals from Asm. Ash KalraCalifornia Legislature · AB 863
Residential rental properties: language requirements.
Oct 6, 2025 · Enacted
Asm. Ash Kalra · Sponsored
Reviewed chaptered bill digest
AB 863 directs the Judicial Council to create and publish, by January 1, 2027, one mandatory residential unlawful-detainer summons form containing the specified information in English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Korean. The recorded milestone is the 2025 law’s signing, not delivery of that form. The digest does not establish that the form had already been published or that eviction outcomes changed. Governor Newsom’s October 6, 2025 announcement lists AB 863 among the laws he signed. The timeline records that signing milestone; statutory application dates and later implementation are separate. This addresses language access in residential eviction notices. It does not change rent levels, create housing or establish an effect on California’s median gross rent.
Signed October 6, 2025; retained official version is chaptered. Full later amendments and current implementation remain separately unverified.
Why this record is included
This addresses language access in residential eviction notices. It does not change rent levels, create housing or establish an effect on California’s median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent · housing-borrowing · reviewed policy context. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
by January 1, 2027, a single summons form for mandatory use in an action for unlawful detainer to remove a tenant from a residential property
(1)Existing law prohibits the owner of a residential real property from terminating a tenancy without just cause, as defined, after a tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied a residential real property for 12 months. Among other residential real properties or residential circumstances, existing law exempts from these provisions a residential real property, including a mobilehome, that is alienable separate from the title to any other dwelling unit if the owner meets specified criteria and the tenants have been provided a specified written notice of the exemption. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2030.
The latest official California Legislative Information version records this action on March 27, 2025: Amended Assembly.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
(1)Existing law prohibits the owner of a residential real property from terminating a tenancy without just cause, as defined, after a tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied a residential real property for 12 months.
Residential real property: sale of rental properties: right of first offer.
Feb 14, 2023 · Session ended · final outcome unverified
Asm. Ash Kalra · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Existing law establishes various real estate disclosure requirements applicable to the transfer of residential real property.This bill would require an owner of residential real property, defined to include a single-family residential property that is occupied by a tenant or a multifamily residential property to take various actions before offering the residential real property for sale to any purchaser, soliciting any offer to purchase the residential real property, or otherwise entering into a contract for sale of the residential real property. The bill would exempt certain transfers of a residential real property from its provisions, including, among others, a transfer between spouses,…
The 2023–2024 regular session ended on November 30, 2024. The retained bill text is dated February 14, 2023 and records: Assembly - Died - Judiciary. Its final disposition and action date still require the official bill history; this measure is not shown as currently pending.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
This bill would require an owner of residential real property, defined to include a single-family residential property that is occupied by a tenant or a multifamily residential property to take various actions before offering the residential real property for sale to any purchaser, soliciting any offer to purchase the residential real property, or otherwise entering into a contract for sale of the residential real property.
Residential real property: sale of rental properties: right of first offer.
Apr 18, 2022 · Session ended · final outcome unverified
Asm. Ash Kalra · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Existing law establishes various real estate disclosure requirements applicable to the transfer of residential real property.This bill would require an owner of residential real property, defined to include a single-family residential property that is occupied by a tenant or a multifamily residential property except as specified, to take various actions before offering the residential real property for sale to any purchaser, soliciting any offer to purchase the residential real property, or otherwise entering into a contract for sale of the residential real property. The bill would exempt certain transfers of a residential real property from its provisions, including, among others, a…
The 2021–2022 regular session ended on November 30, 2022. The retained bill text is dated April 18, 2022 and records: Assembly - Died - Housing and Community Development. Its final disposition and action date still require the official bill history; this measure is not shown as currently pending.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
This bill would require an owner of residential real property, defined to include a single-family residential property that is occupied by a tenant or a multifamily residential property except as specified, to take various actions before offering the residential real property for sale to any purchaser, soliciting any offer to purchase the residential real property, or otherwise entering into a contract for sale of the residential real property.
Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to implement and maintain procedures to identify inmates serving terms in state prison who are undocumented aliens subject to deportation. Existing law requires the department to cooperate with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service by providing the use of prison facilities, transportation, and general support, as needed, for the purposes of conducting and expediting deportation hearings and subsequent placement of deportation holds on undocumented aliens who are incarcerated in state prison.This bill would prohibit an officer, employee, contractor, or employee of a contractor of the department from…
The official California Legislative Information record shows the veto action on October 12, 2019.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses immigration status, immigrant services, asylum, deportation, or immigration enforcement. It does not update or establish an effect on the displayed foreign-born population share.
Retained California evidence context: Residents who are foreign-born. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
The bill would also prohibit those department representatives from coordinating with an employee or contractor of a private security company to interrogate parolees for immigration purposes and would prohibit those department representatives from transferring an individual in the department’s custody to another state prison within 90 days of the individual’s release date, except in an emergency or for special housing.
7 proposalsView proposals from Asm. Buffy WicksCalifornia Legislature · AB 671
Accelerated restaurant building plan approval: California Retail Food Code: tenant improvements.
Oct 9, 2025 · Enacted
Asm. Buffy Wicks · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission within the Department of General Services. Existing law requires the commission to approve and adopt building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code. Existing law authorizes local governments to enact ordinances or regulations that make building standards amendments to the California Building Standards Code, as specified.
The official California Legislative Information record shows this action on October 9, 2025: Chaptered.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
This bill would establish a streamlined approval process for a local permit for a tenant improvement, as defined, relating to a restaurant.
Mar 4, 2024 · Session ended · final outcome unverified
Asm. Buffy Wicks · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Under existing law, there are programs providing assistance for, among other things, emergency housing, multifamily housing, farmworker housing, home ownership for very low and low-income households, and downpayment assistance for first-time home buyers. Existing law also authorizes the issuance of bonds in specified amounts pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law and requires that proceeds from the sale of these bonds be used to finance various existing housing programs, capital outlay related to infill development, brownfield cleanup that promotes infill development, and housing-related parks.This bill would enact the Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2024, which, if adopted, would…
The 2023–2024 regular session ended on November 30, 2024. The retained bill text is dated March 4, 2024 and records: Senate - Died - Appropriations. Its final disposition and action date still require the official bill history; this measure is not shown as currently pending.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
This bill would enact the Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2024, which, if adopted, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $10,000,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law.
Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022.
Sep 28, 2022 · Enacted
Asm. Buffy Wicks · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes a development proponent to submit an application for a multifamily housing development that is subject to a streamlined, ministerial approval process and not subject to a conditional use permit if the development satisfies specified objective planning standards.This bill would create the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022, which would authorize a development proponent to submit an application for a housing development that meets specified objective standards and affordability and site criteria, including being located within a zone where office, retail, or parking are a principally permitted use, and would make the development a use by…
The official California Legislative Information record shows this action on September 28, 2022: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 647, Statutes of 2022..
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
This bill would create the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022, which would authorize a development proponent to submit an application for a housing development that meets specified objective standards and affordability and site criteria, including being located within a zone where office, retail, or parking are a principally permitted use, and would make the development a use by right and subject to one of 2 streamlined, ministerial review processes.
May 12, 2022 · Session ended · final outcome unverified
Asm. Buffy Wicks · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
The California Constitution authorizes the development, construction, or acquisition of developments composed of urban or rural dwellings, apartments, or other living accommodations for persons of low income financed in whole or in part by the federal government or a state public body, or to which the federal government or a state public body extends assistance, if a majority of the qualified electors of the city, town, or county in which the housing is proposed to be located approves the project by voting in favor thereof, as specified.This measure, the Housing Opportunities for Everyone (HOpE) (HOPE) Act, would create an account in the General Fund into which, beginning in the 2024–25…
The 2021–2022 regular session ended on November 30, 2022. The retained bill text is dated May 12, 2022 and records: Assembly - Died - Appropriations. Its final disposition and action date still require the official bill history; this measure is not shown as currently pending.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
The measure would require the moneys in the account to be appropriated by the Legislature to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, and would authorize that agency to expend the moneys to fund prescribed matters related to homelessness and affordable housing, including housing and services to prevent and end homelessness.
Tenant protections: just cause termination: rent caps.
Apr 18, 2022 · Session ended · final outcome unverified
Asm. Buffy Wicks · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Existing law law, until January 1, 2030, prohibits an owner, as defined, of residential real property from terminating a tenancy without just cause, stated in the written notice to terminate the tenancy, after a tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied a residential real property for 12 months. Existing law defines “just cause” to mean certain at-fault just causes, including default in the payment of rent, and certain no-fault just causes, including intent to occupy the residential real property by the owner or the owner’s spouse, domestic partner, children, grandchildren, parents, or grandparents, as prescribed, withdrawal of the residential real property from the rental market, and…
The 2021–2022 regular session ended on November 30, 2022. The retained bill text is dated April 18, 2022 and records: Assembly - Died. Its final disposition and action date still require the official bill history; this measure is not shown as currently pending.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
This bill would revise the withdrawal of the residential real property from the rental market just-cause provision described above to mean withdrawal of all of the rental units at the residential real property from the rental market for the purpose of changing the property’s use from residential use to nonresidential use or for the purpose of selling each unit on the property for owner-occupancy, only if both of certain criteria are true and described with particularity in a notice to the tenant required to…
May 4, 2021 · Session ended · final outcome unverified
Asm. Buffy Wicks · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and requires it to administer various housing programs. Existing law establishes a program for providing rental assistance, using funding made available pursuant to existing federal law to provide financial assistance and housing stability services to eligible households, as provided, administered by HCD.This bill, in order to ensure that data is available for research and analysis to inform future state policy and programs, would require HCD to retain data from designated sources for at least 10 years, including data on the state rental assistance program, information submitted by eligible grantees that…
The 2021–2022 regular session ended on November 30, 2022. The retained bill text is dated May 4, 2021 and records: Assembly - Died - Appropriations. Its final disposition and action date still require the official bill history; this measure is not shown as currently pending.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
This bill, in order to ensure that data is available for research and analysis to inform future state policy and programs, would require HCD to retain data from designated sources for at least 10 years, including data on the state rental assistance program, information submitted by eligible grantees that received the federal funding, and data on rental registries operated by local governments, as specified.
Apr 25, 2019 · Session ended · final outcome unverified
Asm. Buffy Wicks · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Existing(1) Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of residential tenancies. Existing law creates various programs for the creation of housing. Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop specifications for the structure, functions, and organization of a housing and community development information system for this state, as specified.
The 2019–2020 regular session ended on November 30, 2020. The retained bill text is dated April 25, 2019 and records: Assembly - Died - Appropriations. Its final disposition and action date still require the official bill history; this measure is not shown as currently pending.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
The bill would require landlords to provide a variety of information regarding the location of rental property, its ownership, and its occupancy, among other things.
5 proposalsView proposals from Asm. Cecilia M. Aguiar-CurryCalifornia Legislature · AB 1327
Home improvement and home solicitation: right to cancel contracts: notice.
Oct 6, 2025 · Enacted
Asm. Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry · Sponsored
Reviewed chaptered bill digest
AB 1327 adds email cancellation provisions for covered home-improvement and home-solicitation transactions. The contract must include an email address for sending cancellation notice and a telephone number to help the buyer find and complete that notice. The telephone number is for assistance; this digest does not establish cancellation by phone. The digest describes existing cancellation windows: generally three business days, five for qualifying senior transactions, and seven for qualifying repairs after a declared emergency. It also permits complaints to the Contractors State License Board for a missing cancellation notice and includes an amendment contingent on enactment order with SB 517. This is not an unlimited right to cancel any contract. Governor Newsom’s October 6, 2025 announcement lists AB 1327 among the laws he signed. The timeline records that signing milestone; statutory application dates and later implementation are separate. This addresses cancellation rights and notices for covered home-improvement contracts, including qualifying disaster repairs. It does not establish housing-price changes or completed rebuilding.
Signed October 6, 2025; retained official version is chaptered. Full later amendments and current implementation remain separately unverified.
Why this record is included
This addresses cancellation rights and notices for covered home-improvement contracts, including qualifying disaster repairs. It does not establish housing-price changes or completed rebuilding.
Retained California evidence context: housing-borrowing · reviewed policy context. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
an email address to which the notice of cancellation is to be sent and a telephone number to assist the buyer with locating and filling out the notice of cancellation
Local government financing: affordable housing and public infrastructure: voter approval.
Jun 27, 2024 · Resolution adopted
Asm. Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 1 of the 2023–24 Regular Session (ACA 1) would, if adopted by the people, amend Section 4 of Article XIII A, Section 2 of Article XIII C, and Section 3 of Article XIII D of, and would add Section 2.5 of Article XIII C to, the California Constitution, relative to local finance. Under these provisions, ACA 1 would condition the imposition, extension, or increase of a sales and use tax or transactions and use tax imposed in accordance with specified law or a parcel tax by a local government for the purposes of funding the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public infrastructure, affordable housing, including downpayment…
The official California Legislative Information record shows this action on June 27, 2024: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 134, Statutes of 2024..
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
… interest and redemption charges on bonded indebtedness incurred by a city, county, or special district, as defined, to fund the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public infrastructure, affordable housing, including downpayment assistance, or permanent supportive housing, or the acquisition or lease of real property for those purposes, if the proposition proposing that tax is approved by 55% of the voters of the city, county, city and county, or special district, as applicable,…
Local government financing: affordable housing and public infrastructure: voter approval.
Sep 20, 2023 · Resolution adopted
Asm. Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
(1) The California Constitution prohibits the ad valorem tax rate on real property from exceeding 1% of the full cash value of the property, subject to certain exceptions.This measure would create an additional exception to the 1% limit that would authorize a city, county, city and county, or special district to levy an ad valorem tax to service bonded indebtedness incurred to fund the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public infrastructure, affordable housing, including downpayment assistance, or permanent supportive housing, or the acquisition or lease of real property for those purposes, if the proposition proposing that tax is approved by 55% of the voters…
The official California Legislative Information record shows this action on September 20, 2023: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 173, Statutes of 2023..
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
… county, city and county, or special district to levy an ad valorem tax to service bonded indebtedness incurred to fund the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public infrastructure, affordable housing, including downpayment assistance, or permanent supportive housing, or the acquisition or lease of real property for those purposes, if the proposition proposing that tax is approved by 55% of the voters of the city, county, city and county, or special district, as applicable, and the…
Local government financing: affordable housing and public infrastructure: voter approval.
Dec 7, 2020 · Session ended · final outcome unverified
Asm. Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
(1) The California Constitution prohibits the ad valorem tax rate on real property from exceeding 1% of the full cash value of the property, subject to certain exceptions.This measure would create an additional exception to the 1% limit that would authorize a city, county, city and county, or special district to levy an ad valorem tax to service bonded indebtedness incurred to fund the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public infrastructure, affordable housing, or permanent supportive housing, or the acquisition or lease of real property for those purposes, if the proposition proposing that tax is approved by 55% of the voters of the city, county, or city and…
The 2021–2022 regular session ended on November 30, 2022. The retained bill text is dated December 7, 2020 and records: Assembly - Died - Local Government. Its final disposition and action date still require the official bill history; this measure is not shown as currently pending.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
… county, city and county, or special district to levy an ad valorem tax to service bonded indebtedness incurred to fund the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public infrastructure, affordable housing, or permanent supportive housing, or the acquisition or lease of real property for those purposes, if the proposition proposing that tax is approved by 55% of the voters of the city, county, or city and county, as applicable, and the proposition includes specified accountability…
Local government financing: affordable housing and public infrastructure: voter approval.
Nov 30, 2020 · Died
Asm. Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
(1) The California Constitution prohibits the ad valorem tax rate on real property from exceeding 1% of the full cash value of the property, subject to certain exceptions.This measure would create an additional exception to the 1% limit that would authorize a city, county, or city and county city and county, or special district to levy an ad valorem tax to service bonded indebtedness incurred to fund the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public infrastructure or infrastructure, affordable housing, or permanent supportive housing, or the acquisition or lease of real property for those purposes, if the proposition proposing that tax is approved by 55% of the…
The official California Legislative Information history records this action on November 30, 2020: Died on unfinished business file, reconsideration pending..
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses residential rent, rental housing, tenant protections, housing assistance, or housing supply. It is housing-cost context and does not establish an effect on California's median gross rent.
Retained California evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
… county, or special district to levy an ad valorem tax to service bonded indebtedness incurred to fund the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public infrastructure or infrastructure, affordable housing, or permanent supportive housing, or the acquisition or lease of real property for those purposes, if the proposition proposing that tax is approved by 55% of the voters of the city, county, or city and county, as applicable, and the proposition includes specified accountability…
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