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AB-262 • 2026

California Housing and Homelessness Agency: PINK Alert.

California Housing and Homelessness Agency: PINK Alert.

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Sponsor
Caloza
Last action
Official status
Senate - Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text confirms the agency's creation date but does not provide details on funding sources for this specific bill.

California Housing and Homelessness Agency Study on Pregnant People Experiencing Homelessness

This law requires the California Housing and Homelessness Agency to study challenges facing pregnant people who are homeless and recommend a new alert system called PINK Alert.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the agency to create a study on issues impacting pregnant people experiencing homelessness.
  • Mandates that the agency report the study results and recommendations to establish a PINK Alert to the Legislature by July 1, 2028.
  • Asks for recommendations on how to make the alert system one where nonprofits can opt in voluntarily.
  • Describes the recommended alert as a way for opting-in nonprofits to receive notifications about pregnant people needing emergency housing or prenatal services.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The California Housing and Homelessness Agency
  • Pregnant people experiencing homelessness (as subjects of the study)
  • Nonprofit organizations that might join a future alert system

Terms To Know

California Housing and Homelessness Agency
A state agency established by existing law starting July 1, 2026.
PINK Alert
A proposed notification system that the bill asks the agency to study for potential creation.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only requires a study and recommendations by July 1, 2028; it does not create the PINK Alert immediately.
  • The text does not specify how much money will be used to fund the study or any future alert system.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Senate - Appropriations

Official Summary Text

California Housing and Homelessness Agency: PINK Alert.