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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California AB 239

State-led County of Los Angeles disaster housing task force.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Vetoed

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Cosponsors (11)

Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and sets forth its powers and duties, including updating and revising the California Statewide Housing Plan, as provided. Existing law establishes the Office of Emergency Services (OES) , which is responsible for the state's emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or human-induced disasters and emergencies, including responsibility for activities necessary to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of emergencies and disasters on people and property. This bill would require HCD to convene a state-led County of Los Angeles disaster housing task force, as specified, for the purpose of coordinating and streamlining efforts between HCD, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, OES, and local governments to rebuild housing in communities impacted by the wildfires that began on January 7, 2025, in the County of Los Angeles. The bill would require the task force to appoint a state disaster housing coordinator to accelerate the delivery of resources to communities impacted by the wildfires, and report to the Legislature on the status of rebuilding housing in communities impacted by the wildfires on April 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, as specified. The bill would repeal these provisions on June 30, 2028. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Sep 8, 2025
House		AB 239 Harabedian Concurrence in Senate AmendmentspassSet your home in California to see
Sep 4, 2025
Senate		3rd Reading AB239 Harabedian et al. By Pérez Urgency ClausepassSet your home in California to see
Aug 29, 2025
Senate		Do pass as amendedpassSet your home in California to see
Aug 18, 2025
Senate		Placed on suspense filepassSet your home in California to see
Jul 8, 2025
Senate		Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent CalendarpassSet your home in California to see
Jun 24, 2025
Senate		Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization]passSet your home in California to see
Jun 3, 2025
House		AB 239 Harabedian Third Reading UrgencypassSet your home in California to see
May 23, 2025
House		Do pass as amended.passSet your home in California to see
Apr 7, 2025
House		Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]passSet your home in California to see
Mar 26, 2025
House		Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management]passSet your home in California to see

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