California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB799: Joint powers authorities: South Bay Regional Housing Trust.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Section 6539.9 of the Government Code, relating to joint powers. joint powers Joint powers authorities: South Bay Regional Housing Trust. Existing law authorizes the establishment of the South Bay Regional Housing Trust, a joint powers authority, by the County of Los Angeles and any or all of the cities within the jurisdiction of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments, with the stated purpose of funding housing to assist the homeless population and persons and families of extremely low, very low, and low income within the South Bay Cities region…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to amend Section 6539.9 of the Government Code, relating to joint powers. joint powers Joint powers authorities: South Bay Regional Housing Trust. Existing law authorizes the establishment of the South Bay Regional Housing Trust, a joint powers authority, by the County of Los Angeles and any or all of the cities within the jurisdiction of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments, with the stated purpose of funding housing to assist the homeless population and persons and families of extremely low, very low, and low income within the South Bay Cities region. Existing law authorizes the South Bay Regional Housing Trust to, among other things, fund planning and construction of housing of all types and tenures for the homeless population and persons and families of extremely low, very low, and low income. This bill would expand the authority of the trust to also include funding the preservation of housing for these purposes. The bill would also expand the authority of the trust to include funding planning, construction, and preservation of housing for persons and families of moderate income, as defined, using any private resources and specified public resources. Existing law requires that the South Bay Regional Housing Trust be governed by a board of directors consisting of an appropriate number of directors, to be determined by the governing …