Bill Text: CA AB413 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Department of Housing and Community Development: guidelines: translation.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-10-10 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 489, Statutes of 2025. [AB413 Detail]
Download: California-2025-AB413-Chaptered.html
Assembly Bill
No. 413
CHAPTER 489
An act to add Section 50406.1 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.
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Approved by
Governor
October 10, 2025.
Filed with
Secretary of State
October 10, 2025.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 413, Fong.
Department of Housing and Community Development: guidelines: translation.
Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development (department) in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. Existing law grants the department various powers, including the power to provide bilingual staff in connection with services of the department and make available departmental publications in a language other than English when necessary to effectively serve groups for which the services or publications are made available. Existing law authorizes the department to adopt and amend guidelines for various purposes, including for the preparation of housing elements or to implement uniform standards or criteria, as provided.
This bill would require the department to review all guidelines it has adopted or amended to determine whether those guidelines explain rights or services available to the public. For
guidelines that meet that criteria, the bill would require the department to translate those guidelines into any non-English languages spoken by a substantial number of non-English-speaking people, as defined.
