California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB802: Housing finance and development: Sacramento Regional Housing and Homelessness Joint Powers Authority Act.
Status: Chaptered, September 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 6539.9.5) to Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, relating to housing. housing Housing finance and development: Sacramento Regional Housing and Homelessness Joint Powers Authority Act. (1) Existing law, the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by agreement, to form a joint powers authority to exercise any power common to the contracting parties, as specified. Existing law authorizes the agreement to set forth the manner by which the joint powers authority will be exercised…
From the chaptered text, September 20, 2026:
An act to add Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 6539.9.5) to Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, relating to housing. housing Housing finance and development: Sacramento Regional Housing and Homelessness Joint Powers Authority Act. (1) Existing law, the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by agreement, to form a joint powers authority to exercise any power common to the contracting parties, as specified. Existing law authorizes the agreement to set forth the manner by which the joint powers authority will be exercised. This bill, by January 1, 2028, would require the County of Sacramento, the City of Sacramento, the City of Elk Grove, the City of Rancho Cordova, the City of Citrus Heights, and the City of Folsom to participate in and work together to establish a joint powers authority, pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, designed to make a meaningful difference for people experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness across the County of Sacramento. In this regard, the bill would require the above-specified local governments together to, among other things, bring the oversight and functions of the Sacramento City and County Continuum of Care under the jurisdiction of the joint powers authority, while maintaining the federally required composition and integrity of the continuum of care. The bill …