Local government: homelessness.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Pérez
Last action: 2025-10-10
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 521, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact effective date of the bill is unknown as it is not specified in the provided official source material.

Local government: homelessness

This law stops local governments in California from making or enforcing rules that ban people or groups from helping homeless individuals with support services and basic survival activities.

What This Bill Does

Prohibits cities and counties in California from creating or enforcing laws that prevent the provision of support services to homeless individuals.
Defines specific terms related to help given to homeless people, such as 'support services' and 'basic survival'.
Applies these rules to all cities, including those with special charters.

Who It Names or Affects

Local governments in California
People who help homeless individuals
Homeless people

Terms To Know

Support services: Help given to homeless people, like food, shelter, and hygiene assistance.
Basic survival: Activities that help a person survive day-to-day, such as getting food or finding a place to sleep.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify when it will take effect.
It only applies to support services and basic survival activities for homeless individuals.

Bill History

2025-10-10 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 521, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-10 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-22 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2025-09-10 California Legislative Information
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 22. Noes 16. Page 2806.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-09 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-09 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 55. Noes 20. Page 3067.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-07-17 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-16 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (July 16).
2025-07-16 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2025-07-03 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
2025-06-24 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-06-09 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and H. & C.D.
2025-06-04 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-06-03 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 11. Page 1463.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-06-02 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-29 California Legislative Information
Ordered to second reading.
2025-05-29 California Legislative Information
Read third time and amended.
2025-04-30 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-04-29 California Legislative Information
Ordered to second reading.
2025-04-29 California Legislative Information
Withdrawn from committee.
2025-04-28 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-04-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 871.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-04-09 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 29 in JUD. pending receipt.
2025-04-04 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 23.
2025-04-02 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and JUD.
2025-03-26 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-03-05 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-02-21 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2025-02-20 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 634, Pérez.
Local government: homelessness.
The California Constitution authorizes a county or city to make and enforce within its limits all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general laws. Existing law establishes procedures for the enactment of ordinances by counties and cities and makes a violation of a county or city ordinance, as applicable, a misdemeanor unless by ordinance it is made an infraction.
This bill would prohibit a local jurisdiction from adopting a local ordinance, or enforcing an existing ordinance, that prohibits a person or organization from providing support services, as specified, to a person who is homeless or assisting a person who is homeless with any act related to basic survival. The bill would define various terms for these purposes.
The bill would include
findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.

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