AB 1695
Smoke-free state-subsidized multiunit housing developments.
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Appropriation
No
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Bill overview
This bill prohibits smoking tobacco products in state-subsidized multiunit housing developments. These developments are defined as properties financed with state grants and containing two or more units. The ban will apply to both indoor areas, such as individual units and common spaces, starting on January 1, 2027. This legislation aims to improve air quality and public health within these types of housing.
Key provisions
- Defines ‘state-subsidized multiunit housing development’ as properties financed with state grants.
- Defines ‘tobacco product’ as specified in the Business and Professions Code.
- Prohibits smoking tobacco products in indoor areas of these developments.
- The ban applies to developments with a certificate of occupancy issued on or after January 1, 2027.
- The law adds a new chapter to the Health and Safety Code.
- The prohibition covers both individual units and common areas.
Who is affected
- Residents of state-subsidized multiunit housing developments
- Landlords of state-subsidized multiunit housing developments
- State agencies involved in providing subsidies for housing
Notable changes
- Creates a specific prohibition on smoking in state-subsidized multiunit housing.
- Expands existing smoke-free regulations to include this specific type of housing.
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AB1695:v99#DOCUMENT
Bill Start
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1695
| Introduced by Assembly Member Ortega |
| February 03, 2026 |
An act to add Chapter 20 (commencing with Section 50899.20) to Part 2 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1695, as introduced, Ortega. Smoke-free state-subsidized multiunit housing developments.
Existing law prohibits the smoking of tobacco products in various public and private places and also authorizes a landlord of a residential dwelling unit to prohibit the smoking of tobacco products on the property or in any building or portion of the building, including in any dwelling unit, in accordance with specified requirements.
This bill would prohibit the smoking of tobacco products in a state-subsidized multiunit housing development, as defined, for which a certificate of occupancy is issued on or after January 1, 2027.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 20 (commencing with Section 50899.20) is added to Part 2 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
CHAPTER 20. Smoke-Free State-Subsidized Multiunit Housing
50899.20.
(a) For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Smoking” has the same meaning as in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code.
(2) “State-subsidized multiunit housing development” means a property containing two or more units that was financed in whole or in part by state grants or other forms of state funding, including, but not limited to, low-income housing tax credits.
(3) “Tobacco product” means a product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 29950.5 of the Business and Professions Code.
(b) Smoking tobacco products is prohibited in any indoor area, including any individual unit or common area, of a state-subsidized multiunit housing development for which a certificate of occupancy is issued on or after January 1, 2027.