CA AB 1655
enactedCalWORKs: temporary absence: immigration detention.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1655 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1655 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-29): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 742, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1655 about?
Existing law establishes the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, under which, through a combination of federal, state, and county funds, each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families. Existing law sets forth provisions for the calculation of the amount of CalWORKs aid eligible to a household based in part on the size of the assistance unit. Under existing law and CalWORKs rules, aid is not affected for a member of the assistance unit who is temporarily absent from the home, and a child who is a patient in a public or private hospital for medical or surgical care is considered temporarily absent from the home for the duration of the hospital stay. Under this bill, beginning July 1, 2027, or when the department notifies the Legislature that the Statewide Automated Welfare System can perform the necessary automations, whichever is later, a child or other member of the assistance unit who is detained in a federal immigration detention facility would be considered temporarily absent from the home for the duration of the detention. Under the bill, the assistance unit would remain eligible to continue receive assistance and services if specified conditions are met, including that the remaining members of the assistance unit continue to meet eligibility requirements. The bill would authorize any written sworn statement by the applicant or recipient to be sufficient to establish that a member of the assistance unit has been detained in an immigration detention facility. The bill would authorize the department to implement these provisions through all-county letters or similar written instructions until regulations are adopted. The bill would make related legislative findings. By creating new duties for counties relating to expanded eligibility under CalWORKS, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law continuously appropriates moneys from the General Fund to defray a portion of county costs under the CalWORKs program. This bill would instead provide that the continuous appropriation would not be made for purposes of the bill. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors CA AB 1655?
Bryan is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1655, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law establishes the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, under which, through a combination of federal, state, and county funds, each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families. Existing law sets forth provisions for the calculation of the amount of CalWORKs aid eligible to a household based in part on the size of the assistance unit. Under existing law and CalWORKs rules, aid is not affected for a member of the assistance unit who is temporarily absent from the home, and a child who is a patient in a public or private hospital for medical or surgical care is considered temporarily absent from the home for the duration of the hospital stay. Under this bill, beginning July 1, 2027, or when the department notifies the Legislature that the Statewide Automated Welfare System can perform the necessary automations, whichever is later, a child or other member of the assistance unit who is detained in a federal immigration detention facility would be considered temporarily absent from the home for the duration of the detention. Under the bill, the assistance unit would remain eligible to continue receive assistance and services if specified conditions are met, including that the remaining members of the assistance unit continue to meet eligibility requirements. The bill would authorize any written sworn statement by the applicant or recipient to be sufficient to establish that a member of the assistance unit has been detained in an immigration detention facility. The bill would authorize the department to implement these provisions through all-county letters or similar written instructions until regulations are adopted. The bill would make related legislative findings. By creating new duties for counties relating to expanded eligibility under CalWORKS, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law continuously appropriates moneys from the General Fund to defray a portion of county costs under the CalWORKs program. This bill would instead provide that the continuous appropriation would not be made for purposes of the bill. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-25
- Latest action
- 2026-09-29 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 742, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Bryanauthor
- Kalracoauthor
- Zburcoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-29
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 742, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-29
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-31
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2026-08-25
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 11.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-25
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 11. Page 6447.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-20
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-20
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-20
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 5584.).
2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-13
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).
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2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-07-07
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (June 30).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-07-07
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-29
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-22
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.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-10
Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and JUD.
referral-committee
2026-05-28
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 14.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 14. Page 5428.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 14).
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2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-04-13
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2026-04-09
Read second time and amended.
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2026-04-08
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (April 7).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-04-06
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2026-03-26
Read second time and amended.
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2026-03-25
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (March 24).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-02-17
Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and JUD.
referral-committee
2026-01-30
From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.
2026-01-29
Read first time. To print.
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Versions
- 01/29/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-29Compare
- 03/26/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-26Compare
- 04/09/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-09Compare
- 06/22/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-22Compare
- 07/07/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-07-07Compare
- 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
- 08/27/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-27Compare
- 09/29/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-29Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2026-03-24 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Gipson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Solache: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Lee: yes
- Tangipa: other
- Castillo: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-07 · pass · 9-2
Member-level votes (12)
- Papan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Lee: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Macedo: no
- Sanchez: no
- Dixon: other
Do pass.
2026-05-14 · pass · 11-3
Member-level votes (15)
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Tangipa: no
- Ta: no
- Dixon: no
- Hoover: other
AB 1655 Bryan Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-27 · pass · 61-14
Member-level votes (80)
- Bennett: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Papan: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Hart: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bains: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Ward: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Soria: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Lee: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Berman: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Haney: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Krell: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Patel: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Solache: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Johnson: no
- Macedo: no
- DeMaio: no
- Dixon: no
- Flora: no
- Chen: no
- Tangipa: no
- Hadwick: no
- Sanchez: no
- Gallagher: no
- Patterson: no
- Ellis: no
- Lackey: no
- Ta: no
- Hoover: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Davies: other
- Jeff Gonzalez: other
- Castillo: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2026-06-29 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Laird: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: no
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-30 · pass · 11-2
Member-level votes (13)
- Wahab: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Laird: yes
- Stern: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Allen: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Valladares: no
- Niello: no
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