The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

The bill creates an Affordable Housing Bond Act Trust Fund and directs up to $10 billion of general‑obligation bond proceeds to a suite of housing initiatives, including multifamily construction, supportive housing, wildfire‑related housing, farmworker and tribal housing, and home‑ownership assistance. Voters must approve the bond measure in the June 2 and November 3, 2026 primary election, and the law takes effect immediately as an urgency statute.

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Vote

Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 61. Noes 7. Page 5852.) Ordered to the Senate. · Jun 25, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 14, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 13, 2026
• Housing And Community Development
  Housing And Community Development · Apr 22, 2026
• Housing and Community Development Committee Hearing
  Housing and Community Development · Apr 22, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Jan 22, 2026

History

1. May 18, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2. May 14, 2026Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
3. May 14, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (May 14).
4. May 13, 2026May 13 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
5. Apr 23, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
6. Apr 23, 2026Coauthors revised.
7. Apr 13, 2026Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
8. Jan 27, 2026Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 3305.) Ordered to the Assembly.
9. Jan 27, 2026In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
10. Jan 26, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
11. Jan 22, 2026Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
12. Jan 22, 2026From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3269.) (January 22).

The 12 most recent of 20 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Monique Limón (D) · sponsor
• Addis
• Ahrens
• Alvarez
• Arreguín
• Ashby
• Ávila Farías
• Becker
• Berman
• Blakespear
• Cabaldon
• Caballero
• Caloza
• Connolly
• Grayson
• Haney
• Harabedian
• Krell
• Mark González
• Reyes
• Schultz
• Umberg
• Wahab
• Ward
• Wicks

And 3 more cosponsors.

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