Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee
Event Log
Kim Lewis — Kim Lewis, legislative advocate for the California Coalition for Youth, was introduced and then testified in support of efforts to prevent, address, and end youth homelessness. She emphasized research on youth homelessness and the importance of early intervention.
Sherilyn Adams — Sherilyn Adams introduces herself as CEO of Larkin Street Youth Services and a board member of the California Coalition for Youth, then continues testimony supporting the bill by emphasizing that it does not require a separate system or entirely new process, but simply provides the needed tool.
Larkin Street Youth Services — Sherilyn Adams identifies herself as CEO of this organization.
Matt Haney — Called to establish quorum and recorded as present.
Matt Haney — Recorded present during quorum call.
Matt Haney — Addressed as Mr. Chair and thanked for willingness to be added as a co-author.
Matt Haney — Recorded in the roll call vote and addressed as Mr. Chair.
Matt Haney — Congratulated on becoming chair and thanked for leading the committee.
Matt Haney — Addressed as Chair Haney at the start of testimony.
Matt Haney — Called in the roll call vote as chair.
Matt Haney — Matt Haney, acting as chair, was referenced as having already provided examples of pre-approved plans, and shortly afterward he called the roll and recorded the vote on the motion.
Matt Haney — Chair asks whether there are other witnesses in opposition and then opens the item to the committee.
Matt Haney — Matt Haney presides over the committee proceedings, calls for a roll call vote on the motion for due pass as amended to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary, and is subsequently recorded voting aye, including on the consent calendar.
Matt Haney — The speaker thanks the Chair for leadership and asks to be added as a co-author.
Matt Haney — Recorded as voting aye in the roll call vote.
Matt Haney — Divya Shiv addresses Chair Haney.
Matt Haney — The speaker references Assembly Member Schultz's explanation while addressing the committee.
Matt Haney — Sharon Report addresses Chair Haney.
Matt Haney — Referenced as having visited Norway and other reentry models with the speaker.
Matt Haney — Referenced as Chair in the discussion of housing agency oversight and budget committee jurisdiction.
Matt Haney — Called the roll on the motion to do pass the bill to the Assembly Committee on Public Safety.
Matt Haney — Addressed as Chair Haney at the start of testimony.
Matt Haney — Recorded as voting aye in the roll call.
Matt Haney — Matt Haney is addressed at the start of witness testimony and remarks, and the discussion continues with a reference to his earlier point about the CalMatters investigation, framing it as evidence that oversight is failing.
Matt Haney — Recorded as voting aye.
Matt Haney — Matt Haney is mentioned during the roll call vote on the motion to pass the bill as amended, is called and recorded as voting aye, and is then referenced as the committee proceeds to wrap up the vote and wait briefly for additional members to respond.
Joe Patterson — Joe Patterson is recorded present during the quorum call and later responds 'Aye' during the roll call vote, indicating his attendance and affirmative vote in the meeting.
Joe Patterson — Joe Patterson expressed support for the bill while criticizing delays in permit issuance in Los Angeles County and noting how difficult rebuilding remains for communities still recovering from wildfires, including constituents in his district who remain displaced. He said the bill is the right thing to do and could serve as a helpful model for other recovering communities. The sequence ends with a brief acknowledgment of leadership and his recorded aye vote.
Joe Patterson — Returns to ask a question about the bill's applicability.
Joe Patterson — Asks whether the bill could apply to large-scale single-family developments or master-planned communities.
Joe Patterson — Continues his question with a concern that the bill could lead to uniform-looking housing developments.
Joe Patterson — Asked for clarification on how the bill would apply to multiple lots and whether he could get to a yes on the measure.
Joe Patterson — Continued the hypothetical about an investor buying multiple noncontiguous lots and using pre-approved designs.
Joe Patterson — Explained that the bill would allow scattered individual lots to use pre-approved designs, but not a contiguous 30-unit project.
Joe Patterson — Raised concern about large master-planned development scenarios, using Folsom as an example.
Joe Patterson — Clarified that the bill would not apply to a 5,000-lot master-planned subdivision.
Joe Patterson — Explained the bill is intended for smaller projects and asked the opposition for a response.
Joe Patterson — Responded that permit fees can cover costs and said he wanted to better understand the amendments.
Joe Patterson — Said he was leaning toward support if the bill is clarified as not intended for master-planned communities.
Joe Patterson — Said the bill does not address master-planned communities and referenced his prior service on the Rocklin City Council.
Joe Patterson — Described a prior Rocklin City Council ADU pre-set plan program and its benefits for cities.
Joe Patterson — Said he would support the bill if limited to small projects and then yielded to Mr. Gallagher.
Joe Patterson — Responded that the bill may save local jurisdictions time and money by shifting work to the front end.
Joe Patterson — Pushed back on opposition concerns and said he wished the tool had existed when he served on a local city council.
Joe Patterson — Recorded as voting aye.
Joe Patterson — Addressed directly as Mr. Patterson; the speaker references his prior support for a reparations-related bill.
Joe Patterson — Said he had been one of the first Republicans to support a prior committee bill by Senator Bradford involving compensation for homes taken below market value based on race.
Joe Patterson — Continues describing government taking property without fair compensation and says it is wrong.
Joe Patterson — Cites Japanese American wartime displacement as another example of government injustice and says compensation should be provided.
Joe Patterson — Supports discussing descendants of slaves rather than skin color and notes uncertainty about how eligibility would be defined.