Plain English Breakdown
The bill text uses the phrase 'may include,' indicating this is an optional expansion of the definition rather than a mandatory requirement.
Unseen and Unheard Housing Act
This law allows cities and counties to include victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking in the definition of 'target population' for their housing plans.
What This Bill Does
- Updates the Planning and Zoning Law regarding land use general plans.
Who It Names or Affects
- Cities and counties that create general land use plans
- Victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking
Terms To Know
- Housing element
- A required part of a city's or county's general plan that analyzes needs for special housing, emergency shelter, and supportive housing.
- Target population
- The specific groups people cities must consider when planning housing, which may now include victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.
Limits and Unknowns
- Cities are allowed to include these new groups in the definition but are not required to do so.
- The official text does not specify an effective date for this law.