Melissa Hurtado
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 16
Author
Existing law, the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act, until October 1, 2025, establishes procedural requirements and limitations on evictions for nonpayment of rent due to COVID-19 rental debt, as defined. Existing law, among other things, prohibits a tenant that delivers to a landlord or files with the court a declaration, under penalty of perjury, of COVID-19-related financial distress, as defined, from being deemed in default with regard to the COVID-19 rental debt, as prescribed. Existing law, the State Rental Assistance Program, establishes a program for providing rental assistance, using funding made available pursuant to federal law, administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development. This bill would, until January 1, 2025, create a grant program under the administration of the department and would require the department to, among other things, award a program grant, as defined, to a qualified applicant who submits a complete application, as defined, on a first-come, first-served basis, except that the bill would require the department to provide grants to all tier one applicants, as defined, before processing the applications of other applicants, as specified. The bill would define "qualified applicant" to mean a landlord who has applied for rental assistance funds pursuant to the State Rental Assistance Program and satisfies certain criteria, including that the landlord has received a negative final decision, as specified. The bill would also establish a fund, the moneys in which would be available upon appropriation by the Legislature for the purposes of awarding program grants to qualified applicants. This bill would require a complete application to include, among other things, a statement, signed under penalty of perjury, by the landlord verifying certain facts, including that the landlord acknowledges that a program grant constitutes, as specified, full satisfaction of the tenant's obligation to the landlord with respect to the COVID-19 rental debt, as defined. By expanding the scope of the crime of perjury, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
August 11 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 14).
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3902.) Ordered to the Assembly.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3771.) (May 19).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Set for hearing May 19.
May 16 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 16.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1. Page 3512.) (April 26).
Set for hearing April 26.
April 19 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing April 19.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3218.) (March 24).
Set for hearing March 24.
Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.
Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 31. Noes 6. Page 2880.)
(Ayes 31. Noes 6.)
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 13.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB847 | HTML |
| 01/13/22 - Introduced | |
| 03/28/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/28/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/16/22 - Amended Assembly |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/21/22- Senate Housing | |
| 04/22/22- Senate Judiciary | |
| 05/14/22- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/21/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/11/22- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 06/27/22- Assembly Housing and Community Development | |
| 08/01/22- Assembly Appropriations |
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