AB-1899 • 2026

Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention.

Housing

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Caloza
Last action: 2026-04-23
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary text mentions that the Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention will be established within both the California Housing and Homelessness Agency and Interagency Council on Homelessness. However, it is not clear which entity it will ultimately reside in.

Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention

The bill establishes an Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention within the California Housing and Homelessness Agency to reduce youth homelessness in California.

What This Bill Does

Establishes the Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention inside the California Housing and Homelessness Agency.
Sets a goal for the office to achieve 'functional zero' youth homelessness, defined as when the number of homeless youth does not exceed available housing capacity.
Requires the office to develop a comprehensive framework by September 15, 2027, with specific goals to reduce youth homelessness.
Needs the office to post progress updates online starting December 15, 2027.
Establishes an advisory committee for the office and requires the Governor to appoint its members.

Who It Names or Affects

Youth experiencing homelessness in California
The Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention within the California Housing and Homelessness Agency

Terms To Know

Functional Zero: A condition where the number of youth experiencing homelessness does not exceed the capacity to provide them with permanent housing.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much funding will be provided for this office.
It is unclear what specific actions or policies the advisory committee will recommend.
The effectiveness of achieving 'functional zero' youth homelessness by the set deadlines remains uncertain.

Bill History

2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-13 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2026-04-09 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8).
2026-03-23 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
2026-03-19 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-19 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and HUM. S.
2026-02-13 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
2026-02-12 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1899, as amended, Caloza.
Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention.
Existing law, the Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025, beginning July 1, 2026, eliminates the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency and instead establishes the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the California Housing and Homelessness Agency.
The plan also, among other things, establishes the California Interagency Council on Homelessness as an independent entity within the California Housing and Homelessness Agency and renames the existing council as the California Interagency Executive Council on Homelessness, which it establishes within the California Interagency Council on Homelessness.
Existing law requires the Interagency Council on Homelessness to set and measure progress toward goals to prevent and end homelessness among youth in California by
setting specific, measurable goals aimed at preventing and ending homelessness among youth in the state, as provided.
This bill would establish within the California
Housing and Homelessness Agency
Interagency Council on Homelessness
the Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention (office), with the mission of reducing youth homelessness in the state to functional zero, defined as the condition in which the number of youth experiencing homelessness does not exceed the capacity to provide youth with permanent housing. The bill would impose prescribed responsibilities on the office, including, by September 15, 2027, developing and overseeing the implementation of a comprehensive framework to reduce youth homelessness to functional zero containing specific and measurable goals, as
provided. The bill would require the office, on or before December 15, 2027, to create and post on its internet website a publicly accessible dashboard tracking the office’s progress toward these goals. The bill would require the office to consult with an advisory committee, as provided, and would require the Governor to appoint the members of the advisory committee by March 1, 2027. The bill would require the office to submit a report on its progress toward achieving its goals to the Legislature and the California
Housing and Homelessness Agency
Interagency Council on Homelessness
on or before December 15, 2027, and annually thereafter, as provided.
This bill would make related findings and declarations.

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