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CA AB249

Bill

Status

Failed

2/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

James Ramos

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires continuums of care, beginning with the 2026–27 fiscal year, to annually certify they create or maintain youth-specific processes within their coordinated entry systems for homeless services

  • Mandates implementation of youth-specific assessment tools that consider unique needs of homeless youth, rather than measuring vulnerability primarily by time spent on the street like adult assessments

  • Requires continuums of care to establish or identify a body composed of youth with lived experience of homelessness to provide regular input on policies, program design, and intervention implementation

  • Continuums of care must identify an array of youth-specific housing inventory aligned with regional youth needs, including options like rapid rehousing, interim housing, and permanent supportive housing

  • California reported 10,173 unaccompanied homeless youth in 2023, representing 29% of all unaccompanied youth nationally, with 68.2% being unsheltered

Legislative Description

Housing: Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program: youth-specific processes and coordinated entry systems.

Last Action

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

2/2/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/9/2025
Human Services3/26/2025
Housing and Community Development2/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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