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AB 520: Homelessness and mental health: state funding information.
What AB 520 does, verified February 3, 2026
The bill aims to improve transparency in state funding for homelessness prevention and mental health services. It requires the state to create an online search portal that contains information about funding amounts and program details for the past 10 years. The portal will include data on the state program that received the funds, the department or agency that administers the program, and the current fiscal year's funding. The portal will be developed and maintained by the state controller in collaboration with the state department of health care services and the california interagency council on homelessness. The portal will be accessible on the state controller's website, the department's website, and the council's website.
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Last action: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. (2026-02-02)Alert me
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| Feb. 02, 2026 | From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. |
| Jan. 31, 2026 | Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. |
| Apr. 24, 2025 | Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 1274.) |
| Apr. 24, 2025 | Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 1274.) |
| Apr. 24, 2025 | (Pending re-refer to Com. on HUM. S.) |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 10, 2025 · 860 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 520
| Introduced by Assembly Member Castillo (Coauthors: Assembly Members DeMaio, Essayli, and Macedo) (Coauthor: Senator Choi) |
February 10, 2025 |
An act to add Article 6 (commencing with Section 12490) to Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to public social services.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 520, as introduced, Castillo. Homelessness and mental health: state funding information.
Existing law provides funding for homelessness prevention and mental health services through various state programs, such as Housing First, and the Early Psychosis Intervention Plus Program. Existing law establishes the State Department of Health Care Services and, among other things, requires the department to implement certain mental health services through contracts with a county or counties acting jointly. Existing law requires the Governor to create a California Interagency Council on Homelessness to serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on ending homelessness in California, among other things. Existing law requires the council to create a statewide data system with a goal of matching data on homelessness to programs impacting homeless recipients of state programs.
This bill would require the Controller, by January 1, 2027, in collaboration with the department and the council to develop, publish, and maintain an online search portal that contains specified information relating to state funding for programs as described above. The bill would require the portal to include funding amounts provided in the current fiscal year and the previous 10 fiscal years, as well as specified information about the state program that received the funds and the department or agency that administers the program. The bill would require the Controller, the department and the council to each include a link to the online portal on their internet websites. The bill would authorize the Controller, the department and the portal to request any relevant information from a state agency or department for the purpose of reporting accurate information within the portal.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Article 6 (commencing with Section 12490) is added to Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:Article 6. Homelessness and Mental Health Funding Information
12490.
By January 1, 2027, the Controller, in collaboration with the State Department of Health Care Services and the California Interagency Council on Homelessness, shall develop, publish, and maintain an online search portal that contains the information described in subdivisions (a) and (b). The Controller, the State Department of Health Care Services, and the California Interagency Council on Homelessness shall each provide a link to this online portal readily available on their internet websites. The following information shall be made available:(a) (1) The total amount of funding distributed, per fiscal year, by the Controller’s office for programs and services associated with homelessness and the prevention of homelessness.
(A) The Controller shall list the total funding amounts distributed for homelessness for the previous 10 fiscal years in conjunction with the current fiscal year.
(B) The Controller shall make apparent the differences in funding levels between fiscal years.
(2) A searchable and itemized listing of all programs and services that received funding by the Controller for addressing and preventing homelessness in the current fiscal year. Each listing shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(A) The name of the state program that received the funds and the department or agency that administers the program.
(B) The objective or mission of the program.
(C) The amount distributed to the program by the Controller in the fiscal year.
(D) The amount appropriated by the program in the fiscal year.
(E) A contact email address and telephone number for the program’s liaison.
(F) The date the program becomes active or inactive, if applicable.
(b) (1) The total amount of funding distributed, per fiscal year, by the Controller’s Office for programs and services associated with mental health.
(A) The Controller shall list the total funding amounts distributed for mental health for the previous 10 fiscal years in conjunction with the current fiscal year.
(B) The Controller shall make apparent the differences in funding levels between fiscal years.
(2) A searchable and itemized listing of all programs and services that received funding by the Controller for addressing mental health in the current fiscal year. Each listing shall include, but is not limited to, the following information:
(A) The name of the state program that received the funds and the department or agency that administers the program.
(B) The objective or mission of the program.
(C) The amount distributed to the program by the Controller in the fiscal year.
(D) The amount appropriated by the program in the fiscal year.
(E) A contact email address and telephone number for the program’s liaison.
(F) The date the program becomes active or inactive, if applicable.
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The Controller, the State Department of Health Care Services, and the California Interagency Council on Homelessness may request any relevant information from a state agency or department for the purpose of reporting accurate information within the portal.Text of AB 520 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions