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ASSEMBLY BILL 2008 (ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – 2000)
CHAPTER 471, STATUTES OF 2000
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Numerous sections relating to community development in the Government Code and the Health and Safety Code were affected in 2000 following legislative enactment of Assembly Bill 2008. (See Exhibit #1f) The Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development introduced the legislation on February 18, 2000 as an omnibus bill. (See Exhibits #1a and #3, page 4) The analysis of the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development as amended April 24, 2000 noted that the bill was co-sponsored by the California Housing Finance Agency, the California Redevelopment Association, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency. (See Exhibit #3, page 4)
The Assembly and Senate Committees on Housing and Community Development considered the policy issues raised by the bill. (See Exhibits #3 and #6) The Assembly and Senate Committees on Appropriations examined the fiscal implications of the measure. (See Exhibits #2, #5 and #8) Assembly Bill 2008 was amended on four occasions, once in the Assembly and three times in the Senate before being approved by both Houses of the Legislature. (See Exhibits #1b through #1e and #2) Governor Gray Davis signed the bill on September 16th and the Secretary of State recorded it on September 18th as Chapter 471 of the Statutes of 2000. (See Exhibits #1f and #2)
A description of Assembly Bill 2008 was provided in the Third Reading analysis of the bill as last amended that was prepared by the Office of Senate Floor Analyses as follows:
. . . This bill makes technical changes to a variety of code sections in order to facilitate the implementation of a number of programs related to housing and community development.
(See Exhibit #10, page 1)