SCR 131 California Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Housing: unsheltered homelessness.

Summary

This measure would urge the Governor, relevant state agencies, and all local governments to adopt an urgent and coordinated approach to end and prevent unsheltered homelessness statewide, as specified.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Assembly Passage

Jun 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 19, 2026 Last action Jun 29, 2026

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What changed between versions

04/06/26 - Amended Senate → 06/29/26 - Amended Assembly · 5 edits · Jun 29, 2026

MODERATE

The Assembly amendment removes the 'functional zero' framing throughout the resolution and replaces specific advocacy for modular units, sleeping cabins, and land activation with broader language emphasizing measurable outcomes, data-driven solutions, and coordinated entry systems. The shift moves from prescribing particular housing types to focusing on evidence-based approaches that demonstrably reduce unsheltered homelessness.

SCOPE

Removed 'functional zero' from the title, digest, and main resolution text. The resolution now simply urges ending and preventing unsheltered homelessness without adopting the specific 'functional zero' policy framework.

REQUIREMENT

Deleted four WHEREAS clauses that specifically advocated for temporary sleeping cabins, modular units, quick-build solutions, and activation of vacant lots, parking areas, and publicly owned parcels as interim housing.

Added a WHEREAS clause requiring scaling of interventions that demonstrate measurable outcomes, including interim housing, rapid rehousing, permanent housing, and coordinated entry systems that prioritize individuals based on need.

FISCAL

Added a WHEREAS clause stating that public funding must be focused on data-driven solutions, ensuring resources are directed toward programs that demonstrably reduce unsheltered homelessness.

TECHNICAL

Assembly Member Haney added as coauthor. Page numbering adjusted from 98 to 97.

02/19/26 - Introduced → 04/06/26 - Amended Senate · 6 edits · Apr 6, 2026

MODERATE

The amended version broadens SCR 131's scope from solely achieving functional zero unsheltered homelessness to also explicitly ending and preventing unsheltered homelessness. It adds a new WHEREAS clause citing the Interagency Council on Homelessness goal of increasing housing entry rates from 42% to 70% by 2027, references the HHAP program as a funding mechanism to scale up, and expands the resolution to include permanent housing strategies and prevention interventions for individuals and families.

SCOPE

The resolution's goal was expanded from 'achieving functional zero unsheltered homelessness' to 'achieving functional zero both end and prevent unsheltered homelessness,' adding a prevention component alongside the existing metric-based goal.

The resolution now urges 'interim and permanent housing strategies' instead of only 'interim housing strategies,' and adds 'interventions to prevent individuals and families from falling into unsheltered homelessness.'

The alignment requirement was expanded from 'state funding, legal authority, and accountability systems' to 'state, regional, and local funding, legal authority, and accountability systems,' explicitly including regional and local government levels.

REQUIREMENT

A new WHEREAS clause references the Interagency Council on Homelessness Action Plan goal of increasing the annual percentage of people moving into emergency shelter, interim housing, or permanent housing after experiencing unsheltered homelessness from 42 percent to 70 percent by 2027.

New WHEREAS language requires state, regional, and local governments to coordinate limited resources to fund both long-term and interim solutions so streets are no longer the landing place for people experiencing housing insecurity.

FISCAL

New language calls for scaling up state investments in flexible funding, specifically naming the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program, to pair with other state, federal, and local funding.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2026

How they voted

34–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 40

Apr 27, 2026

D Democratic30

27 Yea 3

90% Yea

R Republican10

7 Yea 3

70% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

lower

Jun 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Be adopted as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 24).

lower

May 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

lower

Apr 27, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (34-0-6)

senate

Apr 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read. Adopted. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4066.) Ordered to the Assembly.

upper

Apr 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3903.) (April 15).

upper

Apr 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Introduced

Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

upper

1 primary · 20 co-sponsors