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AB 42

Authors

Bryan

Subject

CalWORKs: CalFresh: eligibility: income and resource exclusions.

Relating To

relating to public social services.

Title

An act to add Sections 11157.2 and 18901.09 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services.

Last Action Dt

2025-10-07

State

Chaptered

Status

Chaptered

Active?

Vote Required

Majority

Appropriation

Fiscal Committee

Yes

Local Program

Yes

Substantive Changes

None

Urgency

Tax Levy

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Actions

2025-10-07		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 430, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-07		Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-15		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-09-08		Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3022.).
2025-09-04		In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-04		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2520.).
2025-09-02		Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-08-29		From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-29		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-14		In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-01		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-23		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
2025-06-18		Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
2025-06-04		In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-03		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1965.)
2025-05-27		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23		From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-04-09		In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-03-26		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-02-27		Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
2025-02-25		Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
2025-02-24		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-03		Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
2024-12-03		From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
2024-12-02		Read first time. To print.

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Chaptered		2025-10-07
Enrolled		2025-09-10
Amended Senate		2025-06-23
Amended Assembly		2025-02-24
Introduced		2024-12-02

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Existing federal law provides for allocation of federal funds to eligible states through the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant program. Existing state law provides for the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program under which, through a combination of state and county funds and federal funds received through the TANF program, each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families. Under existing law, certain types of payments received by recipients of aid under the CalWORKs program, including, among others, an award or scholarship provided by a public or private entity to, or on behalf of, a dependent child are exempt from consideration as income for purposes of determining eligibility and aid amount. Existing federal law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known in California as CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Existing law requires the eligibility of households to be determined to the extent permitted by federal law. Existing federal regulation provides states with the option to exclude, for purposes of calculating a household’s income under SNAP, any type of income that the state excludes when determining eligibility or benefits for TANF cash assistance or certain medical assistance. Existing law continuously appropriates moneys from the General Fund to defray a portion of county costs under the CalWORKs program. This bill would provide that the continuous appropriation would not be made for purposes of implementing the bill.