Susan Eggman
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 5
Author
Existing law, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) , prohibits, in instances in which there is a government rent subsidy, the use of a financial or income standard in assessing eligibility for the rental of housing that is not based on the portion of the rent to be paid by the tenant. FEHA requires the Civil Rights Department to enforce specific provisions of the act, including the provision described above. This bill would additionally prohibit the use of a person's credit history as part of the application process for a rental housing accommodation without offering the applicant the option of providing lawful, verifiable alternative evidence of the applicant's reasonable ability to pay the portion of the rent to be paid by the tenant, including, but not limited to, government benefit payments, pay records, and bank statements, in instances in which there is a government rent subsidy. The bill would, if the applicant elects to provide lawful, verifiable alternative evidence of the applicant's reasonable ability to pay, require the housing provider to provide the applicant reasonable time to respond with that alternative evidence and reasonably consider that alternative evidence in lieu of the person's credit history in determining whether to offer the rental accommodation to the applicant.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 776, Statutes of 2023.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 3. Page 2736.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 62. Noes 12. Page 3254.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (September 1).
August 16 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Coauthors revised.
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 6. Noes 1.) (June 28).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 3. Page 1387.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1163.) (May 18).
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Set for hearing May 18.
April 10 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing April 10.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 576.) (March 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing March 28.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 3.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB267 | HTML |
| 01/31/23 - Introduced | |
| 05/18/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/20/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/29/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/15/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/11/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/24/23- Senate Judiciary | |
| 04/07/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/18/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/23/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/26/23- Assembly Housing and Community Development | |
| 07/07/23- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 08/14/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 09/05/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/12/23- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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