Existing law establishes various housing programs administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development, including the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program (HHAP) and the Multifamily Housing Program. Existing law establishes the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program for the purpose of providing jurisdictions with grant funds to support regional coordination and expand or develop local capacity to address their immediate homelessness challenges, as specified. Existing law establishes the Multifamily Housing Program to provide financial assistance in the form of deferred payment loans to pay for the eligible costs of development of specified types of housing projects. Existing law requires that specified funds appropriated to provide housing for individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of homelessness and who are inherently impacted by or at increased risk for medical diseases or conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic or other communicable diseases be disbursed in accordance with the Multifamily Housing Program for specified uses. This disbursement program is referred to as Homekey.
This bill would require the department, upon appropriation, to ensure that foster youth, homeless persons, and specified extremely low income, very low income, and lower-income households are given consideration relative to the above-specified programs.

Statutes affected:
SB 802: 34200 HSC
02/21/25 - Introduced: 34200 HSC
03/26/25 - Amended Senate: 50675.1.3 HSC, 50675.1.3 HSC, 34200 HSC