Encampment Resolution Funding program: recreational vehicles: reporting.

Senator Richardson's expansion of California's Encampment Resolution Funding program adds recreational vehicles parked along public roads to the state's definition of homeless encampments, establishing new protocols for their management and removal. The legislation authorizes local jurisdictions to use program funds for removing and storing recreational vehicles, developing safe parking sites, and extending parking site operating hours.

The bill creates a structured process for addressing recreational vehicles used as temporary shelter. When removing vehicles, local authorities must tow them to designated safe parking sites and notify owners, who then have 60 days to retrieve their vehicles. If owners fail to remove their vehicles within this period, or if a retrieved vehicle is later re-towed to a safe parking site, local authorities may auction or demolish the vehicle. Local jurisdictions receive first right of refusal on auctioned vehicles, with proceeds split equally between vehicle owners and program recipients.

Beginning April 2026, the Department of Housing and Community Development must submit quarterly reports to legislative committees detailing how program funds are used across various purposes. The reporting requirement includes tracking outcomes for individuals transitioning from recreational vehicles into stable housing, though it sunsets in April 2030. The legislation maintains existing data privacy protections for personal and health information collected through the program's required reporting systems.