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AB 1890: County of Napa: farmworker housing: funding.
What AB 1890 does, verified October 3, 2026
This bill aims to increase funding for a county's farmworker housing program by awarding up to $500,000 in matching funds annually to the local housing authority. The county must demonstrate its ability to effectively serve the housing needs of migrant and non-migrant farm labor employees. The funding must comply with prohibitions against state subsidies for certain employers, requiring the employer to reimburse the state for the funding provided. The bill also makes legislative findings and declarations regarding the necessity of a special statute for the county.
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| Sep. 30, 2026 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 905, Statutes of 2026. |
| Sep. 30, 2026 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Sep. 10, 2026 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. |
| Aug. 30, 2026 | In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. |
| Aug. 30, 2026 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.). |
Latest bill textEnrolled version, September 3, 2026 · 983 words
| Enrolled September 03, 2026 |
| Passed IN Senate August 30, 2026 |
| Passed IN Assembly May 21, 2026 |
| Amended IN Assembly March 10, 2026 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1890
| Introduced by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry (Principal coauthor: Senator Cabaldon) |
February 12, 2026 |
An act to amend Section 50711.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1890, Aguiar-Curry. County of Napa: farmworker housing: funding.
Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development, through its Office of Migrant Services, to assist in the development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or operation of migrant farm labor centers and authorizes the Director of Housing and Community Development to contract with school districts, housing authorities, health agencies, and other appropriate local public and private nonprofit agencies for the procurement or construction of housing or shelter and to obtain services for migratory agricultural workers.
Existing law establishes the Napa County Farmworker Centers Account to be administered by the department, as specified, to assist in the financing, maintenance, and operation of the Napa County Housing Authority’s Farmworker Centers for year-round use by migrant and nonmigrant farm labor employees. Existing law requires the department to award, annually, up to $250,000 in matching funds to the Napa County Housing Authority upon demonstration that the Napa County Housing Authority is capable of continuing to effectively serve the housing needs of migrant or other farmworkers in the County of Napa and requires the Napa County Housing Authority, to be eligible for funding, to provide equal or greater funds from local sources. Existing law requires the department to use funds allocated from the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund, as provided.
This bill would instead require the department to award, annually, up to $500,000 in matching funds to the Napa County Housing Authority upon demonstration that the Napa County Housing Authority is capable of continuing to effectively serve the housing needs of migrant or other farmworkers in the County of Napa. The bill would require all funds awarded under its provisions to comply with specified prohibitions against state funding, loans, grants, or other state subsidies for an employer that employs certain workers, as provided, and would require that employer to reimburse the state or state agency that provided the funding, as provided. The bill would, instead of requiring the department to use specified funds allocated from the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund, provide that this bill is not operative until funding is appropriated by the Legislature in the Budget Act or any other measure for the purposes of the bill.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Napa.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 50711.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50711.5.
(a) The Napa County Farmworker Centers Account is hereby established, to be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development, through its Office of Migrant Services pursuant to the authority granted in Sections 50406 and 50710, to assist in the financing, maintenance, and operation of the Napa County Housing Authority’s Farmworker Centers for year-round use by migrant or nonmigrant farm labor employees. The Napa County Housing Authority shall continue to own and operate the farmworker centers pursuant to the local ordinances, regulations, or bylaws currently applicable thereto.(b) The department shall award, annually, up to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) in matching funds, pursuant to this section, to the Napa County Housing Authority upon demonstration that the Napa County Housing Authority is capable of continuing to effectively serve the housing needs of migrant or other farmworkers in the County of Napa. To be eligible for funding, the Napa County Housing Authority shall provide equal or greater funds from local sources to support financing, maintenance, and operations of the housing assisted under this section. The Napa County Housing Authority shall also demonstrate its capability, upon receiving the funds awarded pursuant to this section, of ensuring the fiscal integrity of the farmworker centers and maintaining the project in a decent, safe, and sanitary manner for at least 25 years.
(c) The year-round use provided for in subdivision (a) for farmworker centers may be interrupted, as necessary, to close the housing for maintenance purposes, to allow new migrant farmworkers to obtain housing, or for any other purpose the Napa County Housing Authority deems necessary.
(d) Funds made available for purposes of this section may be used for the costs permitted by or pursuant to subdivisions (b) to (e), inclusive, of Section 50712.5. For purposes of soliciting and awarding funds pursuant to this section, the department shall not be required to promulgate regulations.
(e) All funds awarded under this section shall comply with the prohibitions against state funding, loans, grants, or any other kind of state subsidy for housing under paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 50205 and paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 50517.10. Any employer or other recipient of state funding who utilizes state funding under this section shall reimburse the state or state agency that provided the funding in an amount equal to the amount of that state funding expended for those purposes, in accordance with paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 50205 and paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 50517.10.
(f) The amendments to this section made by the act adding this subdivision shall not become operative until funding is appropriated by the Legislature in the Budget Act or any other measure for the purposes of this section.
SEC. 2.
The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique circumstances concerning funding for the Napa County Housing Authority’s Farmworker Centers.Text of AB 1890 as enrolled, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions