California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB479: Homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel teams.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Section 18999.8 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to homelessness. homelessness Homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel teams…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to amend Section 18999.8 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to homelessness. homelessness Homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel teams. Existing law authorizes a county to establish a homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel team with the goal of facilitating the expedited identification, assessment, and linkage of homeless individuals to housing and supportive services within that county, and to allow provider agencies and members of the personnel team to share confidential information for the purpose of coordinating housing and supportive services to ensure continuity of care. Existing law requires the sharing of confidential information to be governed by protocols developed in each county describing how and what information may be shared by the homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel team, and requires each county to provide a copy of its protocols to the State Department of Social Services. This bill would additionally authorize a city that is designated as a local health jurisdiction to similarly establish a homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel team, as specified. MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 18999.8 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read: 18999.8. (a) (1) A county or a city that is designated as a local health …
Sponsors
- Jesse Arreguín (D, SD07) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 969, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- : Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5682.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6273.) Ordered to the Senate.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Votes
- Unfinished Business SB479 Arreguín Concurrence (August 24, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SB 479 Arreguín Senate Third Reading By Wicks (August 19, 2026): 76 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass. (August 5, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (July 1, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] (June 16, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate 3rd Reading SB479 Arreguín (January 26, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB479?
- SB479 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel teams.
- What does SB479 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Section 18999.8 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to homelessness. homelessness Homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel teams…
- What is the status of SB479?
- Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 969, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB479?
- Jesse Arreguín (D, SD07).
- Where is the official record for SB479?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB479
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