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Administration seeks to split Business, Consumer Services and Housing agency into two cabinet-level entities

3390712 · May 19, 2025
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Secretary Tamika Moss told Subcommittee 4 that the administration seeks legislative approval for a 2025 reorganization that would split the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency into two cabinet-level agencies and create a housing development and finance committee.

Secretary Tamika Moss told Subcommittee 4 of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee that the administration is seeking legislative support for the 2025 governor's reorganization plan to split the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH) into two cabinet-level entities and to establish a new housing finance committee.

Moss said the proposal would create a Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSA) focused on consumer protection and professional regulation, and a California Housing and Homelessness Agency (CHHA) to concentrate on the housing continuum from homelessness to homeownership. "We are here requesting support around the 2025 governor's reorganization plan," Moss said.

Why it matters: Administration officials said the reorganization would concentrate senior leadership and technical staff to speed program delivery, strengthen oversight, and better coordinate housing finance across state programs. Gustavo Velasquez, director of the Department of Housing and…

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