california legislature—2023–24 regular session
Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 10
Introduced by Assembly Member Haney
March 6, 2023
Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 10—A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by adding Article XXV thereto, relating to housing.
legislative counsel’s digest
ACA 10, as introduced, Haney. Fundamental human right to housing.
The California Constitution enumerates v arious personal rights, including the right to enjo y and defend life and liberty , acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness, and privacy.
This measure would declare that the state recognizes the fundamental human right to adequate housing for e veryone in California. The measure w ould mak e it the shared oblig ation of state and local jurisdictions to respect, protect, and fulfill this right, by all appropriate means, as specified.
Vote: 2⁄3. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
line 1 Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring , That the line 2 Legislature of the State of California at its 2023–24 Re gular line 3 Session commencing on the fifth day of December 2022, two-thirds line 4 of the membership of each house concurring, hereby proposes to line 5 the people of the State of California, that the Constitution of the line 6 State be amended as follows:
99 line 1 That Article XXV is added thereto, to read:
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line 3 ARTICLE XXV
line 4 Right to Housing
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line 6 SECTION 1. The state hereby recognizes the fundamental line 7 human right to adequate housing for everyone in California. It is line 8 the shared oblig ation of state and local jurisdictions to respect, line 9 protect, and fulfill this right, on a non-discriminatory and equitable line 10 basis, with a view to progressively achieve the full realization of line 11 the right, by all appropriate means, including the adoption and line 12 amendment of legislative measures, to the maximum of available line 13 resources.
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