SB 110 Summary

• Allocates $300 million from the National Mortgage Special Deposit Fund to the California Housing Finance Agency for housing counseling and mortgage assistance, and $31 million to the Judicial Council for tenant defense services in eviction cases.

• Establishes a second round of funding ($300 million) for the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program to be administered by the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council, with similar distribution and requirements as the first round.

• Requires recipients of homeless housing funds to participate in a statewide Homeless Management Information System and provide health information, with protections exempting this data from public records disclosure.

• Extends the deadline for cities and counties to apply for Local Government Planning Support Grants from July 1, 2020 to January 31, 2021, and revises housing element requirements to allow longer affordability periods (55 years) and conversion of motels/hotels to permanent housing for homeless populations.

• Authorizes COVID-19 relief funds for homeless housing through the Multifamily Housing Program without requiring deferred payment loans, exempts qualifying projects from certain environmental reviews, and requires reporting on fund usage and outcomes by April 1, 2021.