BILL ANALYSIS
SB 608
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 608 (Ducheny)
As Introduced February 27, 2009
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :37-0
HOUSING 6-0 APPROPRIATIONS 17-0
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|Ayes:|Torres, Harkey, Eng, |Ayes:|De Leon, Conway, Ammiano, |
| |Knight, Ma, Saldana, | | |
| | | |Charles Calderon, Coto, |
| | | |Davis, Duvall, Fuentes, |
| | | |Hall, Harkey, |
| | | |Miller, John A. Perez, |
| | | |Skinner, Solorio, Audra |
| | | |Strickland, |
| | | |Torlakson, Hill |
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SUMMARY : Requires that cumulative information on programs
funded under the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Acts
of 2002 and 2006 be included in the Department of Housing and
Community Development's (HCD) annual report. Specifically, this
bill requires that HCD's annual report break out the required
information for each program funded by Proposition 46 or
Proposition 1C, respectively, and include a cumulative total of
this information for all funds distributed under Proposition 46
and Proposition 1C.
FISCAL EFFECT : Minor costs to HCD to modify its database
program to retabulate data that is currently reported in another
forma.
COMMENTS : In 2002, California voters approved Proposition 46,
the $2.1 billion Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act.
Proposition 46 provided funding for the following programs:
Multifamily Housing Program; Emergency Housing Assistance
Program; Supportive Housing; Farmworker Housing Grant Program;
CalHome Program; Local Housing Trusts; Code Enforcement Program;
California Homebuyer Downpayment Assistance Program; and Jobs
Housing Improvement Account.
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Funds provided under Proposition 46 were for the most part
exhausted at the end of 2006.
In November 2006, California voters approved Proposition 1C, the
Housing and Emergency Trust Fund Act of 2006. Proposition 1C
maintains funding provided under Proposition 46 for most, but
not all, of the programs noted above. Additionally, Proposition
1C establishes funding mechanisms for infrastructure related to
housing development.
This bill would require the current report issued by HCD to
include more information on the programs funded under the 2002
and 2006 Housing Bonds, thereby improving oversight of those
programs.
According to Aging Services of California, access to credible,
relevant and timely data is critical to any public policy
debate. Not only does it identify accomplishments, it also
provides insight into potential gaps that may exist. By
requiring HCD to collect information and submit an annual report
to the Legislature, SB 608 will help ensure that any policy
debate related to housing is informed by facts.
Related legislation: This bill is the same as SB 546 (Ducheny)
in 2007, which passed out of the Assembly Housing & Community
Development committee by a vote of 7 to 0 and died on the
Assembly Inactive File.
Analysis Prepared by : Lisa Engel / H. & C.D. / (916) 319-2085
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