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AB-520 • 2026

Homelessness and mental health: state funding information.

Homelessness and mental health: state funding information.

Housing
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Castillo
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify the exact nature of the collaboration between agencies or the specific details on how data requests will be handled, beyond authorizing such actions.

Homelessness and Mental Health Funding Information

This law requires the State Controller to create an online search portal by January 1, 2027, providing detailed funding information for state programs related to homelessness prevention and mental health services.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the State Controller, in collaboration with other agencies, to develop, publish, and maintain an online search portal by January 1, 2027.
  • The portal must include funding amounts provided in the current fiscal year and the previous 10 fiscal years for state programs related to homelessness prevention and mental health services.
  • Includes information about which state program received funds and the department or agency that administers each program in the portal.
  • Requires the State Controller, Health Care Services Department, and California Interagency Council on Homelessness to link to this portal from their websites.

Who It Names or Affects

  • State agencies involved in homelessness prevention and mental health services
  • People interested in learning about funding details of specific programs

Terms To Know

Controller
The State Controller, a government official responsible for financial management.
Health Care Services Department
A state agency that oversees health care services and programs in California.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how the information will be used or who can access it.
  • The bill does not provide details on penalties for non-compliance with its requirements.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. 2026-01-31 California Legislative Information

    Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

  3. 2025-04-24 California Legislative Information

    (Pending re-refer to Com. on HUM. S.)

  4. 2025-04-24 California Legislative Information

    Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 1274.)

  5. 2025-03-17 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and HUM. S.

  6. 2025-02-11 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.

  7. 2025-02-10 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 520, as introduced, Castillo.
Homelessness and mental health: state funding information.
Existing law provides funding for homelessness prevention and mental health services through various state programs, such as Housing First, and the Early Psychosis Intervention Plus Program. Existing law establishes the State Department of Health Care Services and, among other things, requires the department to implement certain mental health services through contracts with a county or counties acting jointly. Existing law requires the Governor to create a California Interagency Council on Homelessness to serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on ending homelessness in California, among other things. Existing law requires the council to create a statewide data system with a goal of matching data on homelessness to programs impacting homeless recipients of state programs.
This bill would require the
Controller, by January 1, 2027, in collaboration with the department and the council to develop, publish, and maintain an online search portal that contains specified information relating to state funding for programs as described above. The bill would require the portal to include funding amounts provided in the current fiscal year and the previous 10 fiscal years, as well as specified information about the state program that received the funds and the department or agency that administers the program. The bill would require the Controller, the department and the council to each include a link to the online portal on their internet websites. The bill would authorize the Controller, the department and the portal to request any relevant information from a state agency or department for the purpose of reporting accurate information within the portal.

Current Bill Text

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