SB-866 • 2026

Planning and zoning: housing element: unhoused population.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Blakespear
Last action: 2026-06-04
Official status: Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Planning and Zoning: Housing Element for Unhoused Population

The bill requires local governments without HHAP funding to include data on unhoused individuals in their housing assessments and describe actions they will take based on this data.

What This Bill Does

Requires local governments that do not receive HHAP funding to add data about the number of unhoused individuals to their housing assessments.
Asks these local governments to outline key actions they plan to take to reduce homelessness based on the data included in their housing assessments.

Who It Names or Affects

Local governments in California that do not receive HHAP funding
Unhoused individuals

Terms To Know

HHAP funding: Grant money from the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program to help local areas deal with homelessness.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much it will cost local governments to comply with these new requirements.
It is unclear if the bill will be signed into law by the governor or what changes might happen before that happens.

Bill History

2026-06-04 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
2026-05-27 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-05-27 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 9.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (May 14).
2026-05-12 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-11 California Legislative Information
May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-05-04 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing May 11.
2026-04-28 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-20 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-16 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 3902.) (April 15).
2026-04-09 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 15.
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
2026-03-25 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-02-11 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-01-06 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 5.
2026-01-05 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 866, as amended, Blakespear.
Planning and zoning: housing element: unhoused population.
The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use development that includes, among other things, a housing element. Existing law requires the housing element to include, among other things, an assessment of housing needs and an inventory of resources and constraints that are relevant to meeting these needs.
Existing law establishes the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program for the purpose of providing jurisdictions with grant funds to support regional coordination and expand or develop local capacity to address their immediate homelessness challenges, as specified. Existing law provides for the allocation of funding under the program among continuums of care, cities, counties, and tribes in 6 rounds, with rounds 1 to 5, inclusive, administered by the Interagency Council on
Homelessness and round 6 administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development, as provided. Existing law establishes round 7 of the program and states the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that specifies the parameters, as specified.
For a local government that does not receive HHAP funding, this bill would require the assessment to include, among other things, specified data regarding the population of individuals who are unhoused and a description of key actions that will be taken to reduce individuals who are unhoused based on the data. By imposing additional duties on local governments, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
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.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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