Health & Saf. Code, § 54941

(a) The executive committee is composed of all of the following:

(1) The following voting members:

(A) (i) Until July 1, 2026, the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, who shall be the chairperson of the executive committee.

(ii) Beginning July 1, 2026, the Secretary of California Housing and Homelessness or their designee, who shall be the chairperson of the executive committee.

(B) The Director of Housing and Community Development or their designee.

(C) The executive director of the California Housing Finance Agency or their designee.

(D) The State Treasurer or their designee.

(E) The Controller or their designee.

(2) The following nonvoting members:

(A) A representative from a county, appointed by the Senate Rules Committee.

(B) A representative from a city, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.

(C) A representative from the Department of Finance, or their designee.

(b) The members of the executive committee shall serve without compensation.

(c) A majority of voting members shall be empowered to act for the executive committee.

(d) The executive committee may enter into contracts as necessary to fulfill its duties under this chapter, including, but not limited to, contracting with state agencies, state departments, or consultants.

(e) The executive committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members or a deputy of the Secretary of California Housing and Homelessness, working on behalf of the executive committee, any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the executive committee.

(f) A meeting of the executive committee, including, but not limited to, a meeting related to the development of grant and loan guidelines and policies and the approval of grants and loans, shall be subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), except that, for purposes of this subdivision, “meeting” shall not include a meeting that meets either of the following conditions:

(1) Executive committee members are meeting as members of the Governor’s cabinet.

(2) Executive committee staff and member agency staff are meeting to discuss, but not take final action on, any of the following:

(A) State agency coordination increasing the availability of affordable housing, improving alignment of the state’s housing finance investments, and other priorities specified in Sections 54942, 54943, 54944, and 54945.

(B) Preliminary policy recommendations and investment strategies to the Governor, the Legislature, and appropriate state agencies to encourage the development of affordable housing.

(C) Developing grant and loan guidelines, including, but not limited to, those specified in Section 54944, that are otherwise subject to public participation process requirements.