California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency

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Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency
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Agency headquarters at the Bank of the West Tower
Agency overview
FormedJuly 1, 2013 (2013-07-01)
Preceding agency
Jurisdiction Government of California
Headquarters Sacramento, California
Employees7,970 [1]
Annual budget$5.78 billion (2023) [1]
Agency executive
  • Tad Egawa, Acting Secretary [2]
Website bcsh.ca.gov

The Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH) is the California government cabinet-level agency that assists and educates consumers regarding the licensing, regulation, and enforcement of professionals and businesses. [3] The agency is headquartered at the Bank of the West Tower in Sacramento.

Contents

Organization

Departments

Commissions

History

The agency was first formed in 2013 under Governor Jerry Brown following the splitting of the California State Transportation Agency from the California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency in the previous year, with several non-transportation-related departments from the California State and Consumer Services Agency being sorted under the new agency.

Governor Newsom's 2025 government reorganization plan

On April 4, 2025, as part of the reorganization of the BCSH within the budget, Governor Gavin Newsom proposed to the Little Hoover Commission spinning off the California Department of Housing and Community Development, along with the California Interagency Council on Homelessness, California Housing Finance Agency and the Civil Rights Department, into two separate cabinet-level agencies, the California Housing and Homelessness Agency (CHHA) and Business and Consumer Services Agency (BCSA). [4] [5] [6] [7]  The Little Hoover Commission organized a two day hearing to communicate thoughts and opinions on the reorganization proposal of the BCSH, determining that Gavin Newsom's agenda should be approved. [7]

Legislature timeline

Upon presenting the agenda to the Commission, Gavin Newsom must wait at least 30 days before submitting it to the Legislature; the proposed split was submitted on May 5, 2025. [7] [8]  Following the submission, both the Legislature and the Commission are given specific timelines. The Commission must present a report evaluating the plan by June 4, 2025 (30 days) and the Legislature has until July 4, 2025 (60 days) to consider the proposition. [7]  Considering the Legislature did not take action to veto proposal within the 60 day review period, Gavin Newsom's plan can become effective on the 61st day on July 5, 2025. [7] [8]

The Business, Consumer Services and Housing is set to split on July 1, 2026. [4] [6] [8]

California Housing and Homelessness Agency (CHHA)

The California Housing and Homeless agency areas of focus are housing, homelessness, and civil rights functions. [4] [9]

Departments of CHHA

Business and Consumer Services Agency (BCSA)

The Business and consumer services agency will target their resources to consumer protection and business regulation enforcement. [4] [10]

Departments of BCSA

  • Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)
  • Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board (ABC AB)
  • Department of Cannabis Control (DCC)
  • Cannabis Control Appeals Panel (CCAP)
  • California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
  • Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA)
  • Department of Real Estate (DRE)
  • Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)

References

  1. 1 2 "CA.gov - EBudget". State of California.
  2. ↑ "California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency". Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency.
  3. ↑ "About Us". California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "BCSH - Reorganization". bcsh.ca.gov. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  5. ↑ "CSAC Supports Proposed Reorg to Create State Agency Focused on Housing and Homelessness". California State Association of Counties. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  6. 1 2 "GRP 1: Governor's reorganization plan: reorganization of executive branch of state government. | Digital Democracy". calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "A Review of Government Reorganization Plan 2025" (PDF). Little Hoover Commission. May 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 Christopher, Ben (2025-07-11). "California, epicenter of the nation's housing crisis, is finally getting a housing agency". CalMatters. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  9. ↑ "California Housing and Homelessness Agency (CHHA) Overview" (PDF). State of California, Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH) Reorganization.
  10. ↑ "Business and Consumer Services Agency Overview" (PDF). State of California, Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH) Reorganization.


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