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Measure SB 251
Authors Caballero  
Subject Claims against the state: appropriation.
Relating To
Title An act relating to the payment of claims against the state, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Last Action Dt 2025-07-30
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
Active? Y
Vote Required Two Thirds
Appropriation Yes
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency Yes
Tax Levy No
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Actions
2025-07-30     Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 90, Statutes of 2025.
2025-07-30     Approved by the Governor.
2025-07-25     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2025-07-17     In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-07-17     Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2593.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-07-03     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-02     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 2).
2025-05-21     May 21 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-05-12     Referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-24     Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 0. Page 886.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-04-24     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-04-22     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-04-21     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 808.) (April 21).
2025-04-10     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-04     Set for hearing April 21.
2025-04-03     April 7 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-04-01     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-28     Set for hearing April 7.
2025-02-14     Referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-02-04     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6.
2025-02-03     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Chaptered     2025-07-30
Enrolled     2025-07-18
Amended Senate     2025-04-10
Amended Senate     2025-04-01
Introduced     2025-02-03
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					The sum of one million two hundred twenty-one thousand four hundred ninety-one dollars and thirty cents ($1,221,491.30) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Attorney General to
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					The sum of six hundred seventeen thousand two hundred seventy-seven dollars and eighty-one cents ($617,277.81) for the payment of claims, settlements, or judgments against the state arising from First Amendment Coalition v. Bonta (San Francisco Superior Court Case No. CFP-19-516545).
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					The sum of two hundred forty-four thousand three hundred ninety-nine dollars and seventy-six cents ($244,399.76) for the payment of claims, settlements, or judgments against the state arising from Linton v. Bonta (United States District Court, Northern District of California, No. 3:18-cv-07653-JD).
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					The sum of three hundred fifty-nine thousand eight hundred thirteen dollars and seventy-three cents ($359,813.73) for the payment of claims, settlements, or judgments against the state arising from X Corp. v. Bonta (United States District Court, Eastern District of California, No. 2:23-cv-01939-WBS-AC).
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					Any funds appropriated in excess of the amounts actually required for the payment of these claims, settlements, or judgments shall revert to the General Fund within 45 days after final payment is made. 
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Last Version Text Digest Under existing law, if sufficient appropriations are not available for the payment of certain claims, settlements, or judgments, the Attorney General is required to report the claims, settlements, and judgments to the chairperson of either the Senate Committee on Appropriations or the Assembly Committee on Appropriations, who is then required to cause introduction of legislation appropriating the funds necessary for payment. This bill would appropriate $1,221,491.30 from the General Fund to the Attorney General for the payment of claims, settlements, or judgments against the state arising from 3 specified actions. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.