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AB 239: State-led County of Los Angeles disaster housing task force.
What AB 239 does, verified March 9, 2026
This bill creates a state-led task force to coordinate efforts between state and local agencies to rebuild housing in communities affected by wildfires in Los Angeles County. The task force will be responsible for streamlining efforts and accelerating the delivery of resources to affected areas. A state disaster housing coordinator will be appointed to oversee the task force's efforts. The task force will report to the legislature on the status of rebuilding housing in affected areas, with the first report due by April 1, 2026. The provisions of the bill will take effect immediately, and the task force's authority will expire on June 30, 2028. The bill also declares that a special statute is necessary for the counties of Los Angeles and Ventura.
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| Jan. 22, 2026 | Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file. |
| Jan. 22, 2026 | Stricken from file. |
| Oct. 13, 2025 | Consideration of Governor's veto pending. |
| Oct. 13, 2025 | Vetoed by Governor. |
| Sep. 15, 2025 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m. |
Latest bill textEnrolled version, September 10, 2025 · 802 words
| Enrolled September 10, 2025 |
| Passed IN Senate September 04, 2025 |
| Passed IN Assembly September 08, 2025 |
| Amended IN Senate August 29, 2025 |
| Amended IN Assembly May 23, 2025 |
| Amended IN Assembly March 27, 2025 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 239
| Introduced by Assembly Members Harabedian and Irwin (Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Bryan, Caloza, Fong, Mark González, Haney, Ransom, Celeste Rodriguez, Schiavo, Schultz, and Zbur) |
January 13, 2025 |
An act to add and repeal Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 50350) of Part 1 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 239, Harabedian. State-led County of Los Angeles disaster housing task force.
Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and sets forth its powers and duties, including updating and revising the California Statewide Housing Plan, as provided. Existing law establishes the Office of Emergency Services (OES), which is responsible for the state’s emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or human-induced disasters and emergencies, including responsibility for activities necessary to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of emergencies and disasters on people and property.
This bill would require HCD to convene a state-led County of Los Angeles disaster housing task force, as specified, for the purpose of coordinating and streamlining efforts between HCD, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, OES, and local governments to rebuild housing in communities impacted by the wildfires that began on January 7, 2025, in the County of Los Angeles. The bill would require the task force to appoint a state disaster housing coordinator to accelerate the delivery of resources to communities impacted by the wildfires, and report to the Legislature on the status of rebuilding housing in communities impacted by the wildfires on April 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, as specified. The bill would repeal these provisions on June 30, 2028.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 50350) is added to Part 1 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:CHAPTER 11. State-Led County of Los Angeles Disaster Housing Task Force
50350.
(a) The Department of Housing and Community Development shall convene a state-led County of Los Angeles disaster housing task force for the purpose of coordinating and streamlining efforts between the Department of Housing and Community Development, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Office of Emergency Services, and local governments to rebuild housing in communities impacted by the wildfire.(b) The task force shall include representatives of all of the following:
(1) The Department of Housing and Community Development.
(2) The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
(3) The Office of Emergency Services.
(4) The City of Los Angeles.
(5) The County of Los Angeles.
(c) The task force shall appoint a state disaster housing coordinator, to be housed within the Department of Housing and Community Development, to accelerate the delivery of resources, including, but not limited to, funding and technical assistance, to communities impacted by the wildfire.
(d) (1) On April 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the task force shall report to the Legislature on the status of rebuilding housing in communities impacted by the wildfire.
(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(e) For the purposes of this section, “wildfire” means the wildfires that began on January 7, 2025, in the County of Los Angeles.
50351.
This chapter shall remain in effect only until June 30, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.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 need to coordinate and streamline efforts to rebuild housing in communities in the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura impacted by the wildfires that began on January 7, 2025, in the County of Los Angeles.SEC. 3.
This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:The immediate need to coordinate and streamline efforts to rebuild housing in communities in the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura impacted by the wildfires that began on January 7, 2025, in the County of Los Angeles.
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