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Authors Caloza  
Coauthors: Calderon  
Subject CalFresh: food access.
Relating To relating to CalFresh.
Title An act to amend Section 18919.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to CalFresh.
Last Action Dt 2025-07-14
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
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Bill Actions
2025-07-14     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 38, Statutes of 2025.
2025-07-14     Approved by the Governor.
2025-07-11     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2025-07-03     In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2025-07-03     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1932.).
2025-07-01     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-06-30     From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-06-17     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-07     Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
2025-04-24     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-04-24     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1276.)
2025-04-10     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-04-09     From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 9).
2025-03-26     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-26     Coauthors revised.
2025-03-18     Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2025-03-17     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-24     Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2025-02-12     From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
2025-02-11     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Chaptered     2025-07-14
Enrolled     2025-07-08
Amended Assembly     2025-03-17
Introduced     2025-02-11
Analyses TBD
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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 State Department of Social Services to seek all available federal waivers and approvals necessary to maximize food choices for CalFresh recipients under federal law and guidance, including to purchase hot foods or hot food products ready for immediate consumption, pursuant to federal law, as specified.

This bill would instead require the department to maximize all available food choices for CalFresh recipients, including, but not limited to, hot foods or hot food products ready for immediate consumption, pursuant to federal law, as specified.