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Authors Arreguín  
Subject Disaster CalFresh: county resources: status.
Relating To relating to CalFresh.
Title An act to amend Section 18917 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to CalFresh.
Last Action Dt 2025-02-21
State Introduced
Status In Floor Process
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Bill Actions
2025-08-18     Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
2025-07-17     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-16     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 16).
2025-07-02     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-05     Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2025-05-29     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-05-29     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1329.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-27     Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1211.) (May 23).
2025-05-23     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-16     Set for hearing May 23.
2025-04-21     April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-09     Set for hearing April 21.
2025-04-08     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 682.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-13     Set for hearing April 7.
2025-03-12     Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-24     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Introduced     2025-02-21
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 federal law, through Disaster SNAP, provides for short-term food assistance benefits to eligible households who are victims of a disaster that disrupts commercial channels of food distribution. Existing state law requires the State Department of Social Services to identify the necessary elements of a county disaster plan, to issue guidance to county human services agencies, and to offer training on Disaster CalFresh, as specified.

Existing law requires the department to provide to an affected county, upon request, support necessary for out-stationed application intake locations to support timely, adequate, and safe access to Disaster CalFresh during or following a disaster. Existing law also requires the department to maintain and make available to affected counties, free of charge, technology and equipment to support the mobile issuance of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards to recipients of Disaster CalFresh or replacement benefits.