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Committee advances SB 606 requiring local planning toward 'functional zero' unsheltered homelessness

5399419 · July 15, 2025
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SB 606 would require jurisdictions and continuums of care to plan to achieve and maintain 'functional zero' unsheltered homelessness and to analyze housing unit needs; supporters said the bill uses planning and accountability to accelerate interim and permanent housing creation.

Senator Becker presented SB 606, called the Functional Zero Act, requiring cities, counties and regional continuums of care to plan for and track progress toward achieving functional zero unsheltered homelessness as part of the regionally coordinated Homeless Action Plan (HAP) process.

The sponsor described California's particularly high rate of unsheltered homelessness compared with the national average and said the bill ties eligibility for certain dollars in a funding cycle to having a detailed…

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