BILL ANALYSIS
SB 251
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 251 (Committee on Transportation and Housing)
As Amended June 11, 2009
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE : 37-0
Housing 6-0
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|Ayes:|Torres, Harkey, Eng, |
| |Knight, Ma, Saldana |
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SUMMARY : Makes technical, non-controversial changes to various
sections of the law dealing with housing. Specifically, this
bill :
1)Clarifies the timeline for the Department of Housing and
Community Development to review a council of government's
regional housing needs allocation plan.
2)Revises a Subdivision Map Act exemption relating to the
conversion of community apartments and stock cooperatives.
3)Corrects drafting errors relating to the strapping of water
heaters in manufactured housing and to Chapter 8 tax sales.
4)Allows the direct sale of manufactured homes to non-profit
affordable housing developers.
5)Revises timelines related to the Local Housing Trust Fund
Program.
6)Corrects statutory cross references relating to low-income
housing tax credits and in redevelopment law.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
COMMENTS : The Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing is
authoring this year's housing omnibus bill as a cost-effective
way of making a number of minor, non-controversial changes to
statute at one time. There is no known opposition to any of the
items in the bill. If issues arise that cannot be resolved, the
provision of concern will be deleted from the bill.
SB 251
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Analysis Prepared by : Anya Lawler / H. & C.D. / (916)
319-2085
FN: 0002210
SB 251
Page 1
SENATE THIRD READING
SB 251 (Committee on Transportation and Housing)
As Amended June 11, 2009
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE : 37-0
Housing 6-0
--------------------------------
|Ayes:|Torres, Harkey, Eng, |
| |Knight, Ma, Saldana |
| | |
--------------------------------
SUMMARY : Makes technical, non-controversial changes to various
sections of the law dealing with housing. Specifically, this
bill :
1)Clarifies the timeline for the Department of Housing and
Community Development to review a council of government's
regional housing needs allocation plan.
2)Revises a Subdivision Map Act exemption relating to the
conversion of community apartments and stock cooperatives.
3)Corrects drafting errors relating to the strapping of water
heaters in manufactured housing and to Chapter 8 tax sales.
4)Allows the direct sale of manufactured homes to non-profit
affordable housing developers.
5)Revises timelines related to the Local Housing Trust Fund
Program.
6)Corrects statutory cross references relating to low-income
housing tax credits and in redevelopment law.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
COMMENTS : The Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing is
authoring this year's housing omnibus bill as a cost-effective
way of making a number of minor, non-controversial changes to
statute at one time. There is no known opposition to any of the
items in the bill. If issues arise that cannot be resolved, the
provision of concern will be deleted from the bill.
SB 251
Page 2
Analysis Prepared by : Anya Lawler / H. & C.D. / (916)
319-2085
FN: 0002210