AB 474: Housing discrimination: nonprofit home-sharing program: eligibility for public social services.

The bill aims to amend the California Fair Employment and Housing Act to exempt income from renting bedrooms or units as a landlord in a nonprofit home-sharing program from consideration as income or assets for public social services. This exemption would apply to programs such as Medi-Cal, CalWORKs, and SSI/SSP. The state department of social services would need to seek federal waivers and approvals for the exemption under CalWORKs and SSI/SSP. The exemption would not be implemented until January 1, 2027, and would be subject to federal law and approval. Reimbursement for mandated costs would be made if the commission on state mandates determines that the bill contains such costs.