Plain English Breakdown
The effective date is listed as immediate for appropriation purposes but relies on the reorganization plan's timeline of July 1, 2026.
AB-170: Codifying Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025 and Funding Translations
This bill updates state laws to match parts of a plan that splits one large agency into two new agencies and provides money for translating specific guidelines.
What This Bill Does
- Updates the law to reflect portions of Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025.
- Eliminates the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency as of July 1, 2026.
- Establishes two new agencies: the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the California Housing and Homelessness Agency.
- Moves specified departments from the old agency into these two new agencies.
- Provides $300,000 to the Department of Housing and Community Development to supplement existing contracts for translating specified guidelines.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency
- The newly created Business and Consumer Services Agency
- The newly created California Housing and Homelessness Agency
- The Department of Housing and Community Development
Terms To Know
- Codification
- Writing changes into the official list of laws so they become permanent rules.
- Reorganization Plan
- A formal plan by the Governor to change how state agencies are organized or named.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill only reflects portions of the reorganization plan, meaning other changes may be in different bills.
- The text does not list every specific department moving to the new agencies.
- The guidelines that need translation are described as 'specified' without full details.