Sponsored Bills ACA 1 (Aguiar-Curry) Affordable Housing and Public Infrastructure Voter Approval: Needs 2/3 of Assembly to pass. This bill would place on the 2020 ballot the opportunity to reduce the local vote threshold for approval of bond and special tax measures to fund the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of infrastructure, including affordable housing, from a two-thirds vote to a 55% majority. AB 10 (Chiu) Expanding the California Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program: This bill increases state Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program funding beginning in 2020 by an additional $500 million. SB 282 (Beall) Supportive Housing for People on Parole Experiencing Homelessness: A grant program for counties to provide supportive housing for people on parole with a mental illness who are homeless. SB 361 (Mitchell) Health Home Program Clean-Up: In 2013, Governor Brown signed AB 361 (Mitchell), which authorized the state to take advantage of an Affordable Care Act optional Medi-Cal benefit, now referred to as the Health Home Program (HHP). This clean-up legislation would remove language around restricting state funding and also make the program more meaningful. AB 307 (Reyes) Homeless Youth Grant Program: A grant program to provide housing for youth experiencing homelessness. SB 329 (Mitchell) Source of Income Discrimination: Ends discrimination against housing voucher holders by prohibiting landlords from keeping voucher holders from applying for available rental housing simply because of their source of income. SCA 1 (Allen) Repeal Article 34: Passed in its first committee on June 4. Still has two more committee hearings and needs 2/3 of Senate to move to Assembly (not subject to deadlines). Would repeal Article 34 of the California Constitution, which currently prohibits the development, construction, or acquisition of an affordable housing development in any manner by any state public body until a majority of the qualified electors of the jurisdiction where the housing development is proposed approve the project by voting in favor at an election. Supported Bills AB 1279 (Bloom) Exclusionary Communities: In any area designated as a high-resource area, the bill would require that a housing development be a use by right, upon the request of a developer. AB 1482 (Chiu) Rent Caps: This bill would cap rents at 7% plus inflation for three years, with some exemptions. AB 1486 (Ting) Public Surplus Land for Affordable Housing: This bill would clarify and improve enforcement of the Surplus Land Act to increase the supply of affordable housing. Critical provisions including expanding the definition of surplus land and local agencies, streamlining the notification process to affordable housing developers, and prioritizing proposals with deepest affordability. AB 1763 (Chiu) Density Bonus: This bill would provide a density bonus to affordable developers of 80% for 100% affordable developments. SB 5 (Beall) Affordable Housing and Community Development Investment Program: Similar to Redevelopment, this bill would provide funding for predevelopment, development, acquisition, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable housing; transit-oriented development; and projects promoting strong neighborhoods. SB 9 (Beall) Allowing the Sale of State Low Income Housing Tax Credits Beyond 2020 See our website for a complete a list of our supported bills. | 
