Bills

Federal, state and local bills on the causes CSWH follows, found by our daily update. Each links to its official page; the status and latest action come from Congress.gov, Open States or the city's own records, and the official page is the final word. Find your legislators to write to them.

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168 bills of 577 · updated Oct 29, 2026

  1. Oakland, CA · Enacted

    Oakland 27-0096: Subject: 2026 International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference Reimbursement From: Councilmember Brown Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Reimbursement From The Council Contingency Fund For Councilmember Rowena Brown's Travel Costs To Washington D.C., For Attendance At The 2026 International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference From December 2-5, 2026

    Resolution 27-0096 authorizing reimbursement from the Council Contingency Fund for Councilmember Rowena Brown's travel costs to the 2026 International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference passed.

    Latest action (Oct 20, 2026): Status: Passed

    Official page: oakland.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=37598&GUID=8591A210-A39

  2. Oakland, CA · Enacted

    Oakland 27-0126: Subject: Declaration Of A Local Emergency On Homelessness From: Office Of The Council President Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing And Continuing The City Council's Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To The Existence Of The City’s Homelessness Crisis

    Oakland passed a resolution renewing and continuing the City Council's declaration of a local emergency on homelessness.

    Latest action (Oct 20, 2026): Status: Passed

    Official page: oakland.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=37628&GUID=CADAD688-4B6

  3. NJ · In committee

    NJ S 4845: Establishes Social Housing Program; establishes Workforce Housing Investment Program; establishes Human Infrastructure Bank Fund in NJ Infrastructure Bank.

    NJ S 4845 establishes a Social Housing Program, Workforce Housing Investment Program, and Human Infrastructure Bank Fund; introduced in the Senate and referred to committee.

    Latest action (Oct 19, 2026): Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
    Sponsor: Stack, Brian P. (Democratic)

    Official page: www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4845

  4. NJ · In committee

    NJ A 5699: Expands sales and use tax exemption for receipts from sales of materials, supplies, and services for certain affordable housing projects.

    NJ A 5699, expanding the sales and use tax exemption for materials, supplies, and services for certain affordable housing projects, was introduced and referred to the Assembly Housing Committee.

    Latest action (Oct 19, 2026): Introduced, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee
    Sponsor: Karabinchak, Robert J. (Democratic)

    Official page: www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5699

  5. Los Angeles County, CA · Failed or withdrawn

    Los Angeles County 26-6130: Call to Order, Los Angeles County Land Acknowledgement. The County of Los Angeles recognizes that we occupy land originally and still inhabited and cared for by the Tongva (TONG+VUH), Tataviam (TAH+TAA+VEE+UM), Serrano (SUH+RAA+NOH), Kizh (KEECH), and Chumash (CHEW+MOSH) Peoples. We honor and pay respect to their elders and descendants, past, present, and emerging, as they continue their stewardsh

    Los Angeles County filed 26-6130, a Call to Order land acknowledgement recognizing the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh, and Chumash Peoples and acknowledging settler colonization.

    Latest action (Oct 19, 2026): Status: Filed

    Official page: lacounty.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=119507&GUID=449DF9EB-B

  6. NJ · In committee

    NJ A 5692: "RE-PLAN Act"; authorizes cumulative impact assessment for land identified as developable for affordable housing; requires DCA to establish educational campaign for municipalities concerning affordable housing obligations.

    NJ A 5692 requires a DCA educational campaign for municipalities about their affordable housing obligations; it was introduced and referred to the Assembly Housing Committee.

    Latest action (Oct 19, 2026): Introduced, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee
    Sponsor: Dunn, Aura K. (Republican)

    Official page: www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5692

  7. Los Angeles County, CA · Failed or withdrawn

    Los Angeles County 26-6100: Update on Impact Funds: 1. Preservation Impact Fund; and 2. Homeownership/Foreclosure Prevention Impact Fund

    Update on Preservation Impact Fund and Homeownership/Foreclosure Prevention Impact Fund, status Filed, before the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency Investment Review Committee.

    Latest action (Oct 8, 2026): Status: Filed

    Official page: lacounty.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=119478&GUID=D0DFCD73-2

  8. Los Angeles County, CA · Failed or withdrawn

    Los Angeles County 26-6102: Opportunity for members of the public to address the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency Investment Review Committee on items of interest that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Investment Review Committee and not on the agenda for this meeting.

    Filed item 26-6102 is an opportunity for members of the public to address the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency Investment Review Committee on items not on the meeting agenda.

    Latest action (Oct 8, 2026): Status: Filed

    Official page: lacounty.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=119480&GUID=C5313DB2-9

  9. Los Angeles County, CA · Failed or withdrawn

    Los Angeles County 26-6075: Opportunity for members of the public to address the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency Executive Committee (LACAHSA Executive Committee) on items of interest that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the LACAHSA Executive Committee, and on items that are on the agenda for this meeting.

    Members of the public may address the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency Executive Committee on items of interest and items on the meeting agenda.

    Latest action (Oct 7, 2026): Status: Filed

    Official page: lacounty.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=119453&GUID=A6447B65-E