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AB-282 • 2026

Discrimination: housing: source of income.

Discrimination: housing: source of income.

Housing
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Pellerin
Last action
2025-09-08
Official status
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Gonzalez.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify any enforcement requirements for the Civil Rights Department.

Housing Discrimination: Source of Income

This law clarifies that public agencies and similar entities can establish policies or preferences in favor of applicants or tenants who receive federal, state, or local housing subsidies without it being considered discrimination based on source of income under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).

What This Bill Does

  • Clarifies that establishing policies or preferences in favor of applicants or tenants who qualify for or participate in federal, state, or local housing subsidy programs does not constitute discrimination based on source of income under FEHA.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Public agencies and similar entities in California.
  • People applying for or living in housing who receive government subsidies.

Terms To Know

California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)
A law that stops unfair treatment when people look for a job or try to get a place to live in California.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is not clear what specific actions public agencies can take under this law.
  • This bill has been passed by the Legislature but its final status and effective date are unclear as it was ordered to an inactive file.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-08 California Legislative Information

    Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Gonzalez.

  2. 2025-08-20 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  3. 2025-08-19 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  4. 2025-07-17 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  5. 2025-07-16 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (July 15).

  6. 2025-05-21 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

  7. 2025-05-08 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  8. 2025-05-08 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 13. Page 1476.)

  9. 2025-04-24 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. 2025-04-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (April 23).

  11. 2025-04-21 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. 2025-04-10 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended.

  13. 2025-04-09 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 8).

  14. 2025-03-26 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  15. 2025-03-26 California Legislative Information

    Coauthors revised.

  16. 2025-02-18 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and JUD.

  17. 2025-01-23 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 22.

  18. 2025-01-22 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 282, as amended, Pellerin.
Discrimination: housing: source of income.
Existing law, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) makes unlawful various practices connected to obtaining and financing housing accommodations, among other things, if those practices discriminate based on source of income. FEHA requires the Civil Rights Department to enforce specific provisions of the act, including the provision described above.
This bill would provide that
establishing
the establishment by a public agency or a similar entity, as specified, of
policies or preferences in favor of an applicant or tenant who qualifies for or participates in federal, state, or local housing subsidy programs, as specified, does not
constitute discrimination based on source of income for purposes of the above-described provisions of FEHA.

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