The Assembly Appropriations Committee advanced AB 750 on April 30, 2025. Assemblymember Quirk-Silva presented the bill as a companion to earlier legislation intended to improve shelter conditions, saying it would strengthen state oversight, empower shelter residents, and standardize reporting requirements.

Quirk-Silva told members that California has an estimated 13,000 homeless shelters and that compliance with a prior shelter-accountability statute (AB 362) has been poor. “CalMatters, a CalMatters investigation found that only 5 of California's 58 counties and just 4 of the state's 478 cities have submitted reports as required by law,” the presenter said. AB 750 would require shelters to post signage about residents’ rights and reporting procedures, provide that information at intake, mandate standardized reporting (including when no complaints are filed), and implement penalties for noncompliance, including withholding state funding from jurisdictions that fail to report.

Quirk-Silva described the measure as a stronger enforcement tool: “This definitely is the hammer,” she said, while acknowledging some jurisdictions may resist. The presenter said the bill would strengthen accountability after what she described as widespread noncompliance and long shelter stays for some residents.

Committee action: AB 750 was moved out on a roll call; the committee record notes Assemblymember Dixon as not voting.