CA SB744

Designates decisions to seek or award No Place Like Home Program funding as non-projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), exempting them from environmental review requirements.

Amends supportive housing use-by-right provisions to require 100% of units be restricted to lower income households and receive public funding for affordability, rather than just dedicated to lower income residents.

Prohibits local governments from imposing requirements, fees, or exactions specifically targeting permanent supportive housing projects or based on ministerial approval eligibility.

Establishes a 30-day statute of limitations for legal challenges to No Place Like Home projects from the date of notice filing, or 90 days if the agency fails to timely file notice.

Authorizes developers to continue seeking density bonuses and concessions under existing law, and specifies that objective design review standards apply equally to supportive housing and other multifamily development in the same zone.