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CA SB 834

Title: Housing: California Family Home Construction and Homeownership Bond Act of 2023.
Author: Anthony J. Portantino Jr.

Summary
SB 834, as amended, Portantino. Housing: California Family Home Construction and Homeownership Bond Act of 2023. Existing law, the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018, which was approved by the voters as Proposition 1 at the November 6, 2018, statewide general election, authorizes the issuance of bonds in the amount of $4,000,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law and requires the proceeds from the sale of these bonds to be used to finance various housing programs and a specified program for farm, home, and mobilehome purchase assistance for veterans, as provided.This bill would enact the California Family Home Construction and Homeownership Bond Act of 2023 (bond act), which, if adopted, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $25,000,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance the California Family Home Construction and Homeownership Program, established as part of the bond act. The bill would authorize the California Housing Finance Agency to award California Socially Responsible Second Mortgage Loans to eligible applicants to use as a down payment or to pay closing costs on the purchase of a new home. The bill would also authorize the agency to award Family Homeownership Opportunity Infrastructure Improvement Loans to developers to be used for predevelopment infrastructure improvements and other upfront costs typically incurred in connection with new home construction, under specified conditions. The bill would require that moneys received from a loan recipient for the repayment of financing provided under the program be used to pay debt service when due on bonds issued pursuant to the bond act. The bill would also authorize the agency to issue revenue bonds for the purposes of financing the program, as specified.This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Status
July 12 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

Bill Documents
CA SB 834 - 05/02/23 - Amended Senate
05/02/23 - CA SB 834 (05/02/23 - Amended Senate)

CA SB 834 - 02/17/23 - Introduced
02/17/23 - CA SB 834 (02/17/23 - Introduced)

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