Health & Saf. Code, § 17974 · Article 2.3. Inspection of Homeless Shelters

Health & Saf. Code, § 17974

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

For purposes of this article:

(a) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.

(b) (1) “Homeless shelter” means any of the following:

(A) An emergency shelter, as defined in Section 576.2 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(B) An emergency shelter, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 50801.

(2) “Homeless shelter” does not include emergency shelters that are funded by the program commonly referred to as Project Roomkey administered by the State Department of Social Services.

(d) “State agency” means the California Housing and Homelessness Agency.

(e) “State funding” means any grant, loan, or other type of financial assistance awarded to a homeless shelter on or after July 1, 2021, from the following sources:

(1) The Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 50216) of Part 1 of Division 31).

(2) Future one-time state funding for homelessness services.

(f) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026.

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History

Repealed (in Sec. 55) and added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 28, Sec. 56. (SB 170) Effective June 29, 2026. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.

Another version listed by the Legislative Counsel

Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027,\nby its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 56 of Stats. 2026, Ch. 28.

For purposes of this article:

(a) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.

(b) (1) “Homeless shelter” means any of the following:

(A) An emergency shelter, as defined in Section 576.2 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(B) An emergency shelter, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 50801.

(2) “Homeless shelter” does not include emergency shelters that are funded by the program commonly referred to as Project Roomkey administered by the State Department of Social Services.

(d) “State agency” means the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.

(e) “State funding” means any grant, loan, or other type of financial assistance awarded to a homeless shelter on or after July 1, 2021, from the following sources:

(1) The Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 50216) of Part 1 of Division 31).

(2) Future one-time state funding for homelessness services.

(f) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.

History (another version listed by the Legislative Counsel)

Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 28, Sec. 55. (SB 170) Effective June 29, 2026. Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027,\nby its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 56 of Stats. 2026, Ch. 28.

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Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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