Legislative

The Legislature is now hearing bills in policy committees through May 8th, taking a spring recess the week before Easter. Continue Reading

CalRHA is pleased to share that our local affiliate, the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA), has secured a decisive victory on behalf of rental housing providers in a legal challenging involving two local ordinances. Continue Reading

The California Rental Housing Association (CalRHA) held its annual Legislative Convening in Sacramento on April 14 and 15, 2026. Continue Reading

The Legislature is now hearing bills in policy committees through May 8th, taking a spring recess the week before Easter. Continue Reading

The competition to replace the term-limited Gavin Newsom is escalating, making the current gubernatorial contest in California the most unpredictable in decades. Continue Reading

CalRHA Executive Leadership had a series of legislative meetings in the Capitol on January 7th where we met with the newly sworn in Pro Tem of the Senate, Monique Limon (D-Santa Barbara), the two Housing Chairs, Chair of the Moderate Democrats, members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee. Continue Reading

Save Prop 13. Please join the California Rental Housing Association, California Taxpayers Association, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, California Business Roundtable, and California Business Properties Association to qualify this critical initiative for the ballot. Continue Reading

The deadline for the Governor to take action on legislation has wrapped up. Below, please find the CalRHA Public Policy Update for October, highlighting the Governor’s final actions.is week. The report includes links to the final versions of the bills for your reference. Continue Reading

The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is sponsoring an initiative for 2026, the Local Taxpayer Protection Act to Save Proposition 13, and they need your help to get it on the ballot. Continue Reading

It was a successful year for CalRHA as we continue to advocate in the State Capitol, build key relationships with Legislators and the Administration, and represent the rental housing community in Sacramento and at the local level. Continue Reading

The Legislature reconvened from Summer Recess on August 18th and immediately passed a redistricting package. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 (Rivas, McGuire): allows Californians the ability to adopt a new, temporary Congressional map, in response to the congressional redistricting in Texas. Continue Reading

On June 30, 2025, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 130 and Senate Bill 131 into law, finalizing a broad legislative package intended to address permitting and approval delays under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Continue Reading