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CA AB 1734

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Count Hunger Act.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1734 pass?

The current status of CA AB 1734 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): In committee: Held under submission.

What is CA AB 1734 about?

Existing law declares the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to access sufficient affordable and healthy food. Existing law defines food insecurity as the occasional or constant lack of access to the food one needs to live a healthy life and the uncertainty of being able to acquire enough food to meet the needs of an individual or household due to insufficient money or other resources. Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education within this state. The University of California comprises 10 institutions of higher education located at various campuses, including in the City of Los Angeles. This bill, the Count Hunger Act, would encourage the University of California, Los Angeles, in administering the California Health Interview Survey, to expand the portion of the survey relating to food insecurity to include households with incomes at or below 400% of the federal poverty level. The bill would further encourage the University of California, Los Angeles, to make available statewide, regional, and county-level data regarding food insecurity among households with incomes at or below 400% of the federal poverty level through the AskCHIS reporting tool or a successor public reporting platform, as specified. The bill would encourage these provisions to be undertaken only to the extent that the University of California, Los Angeles, determines sufficient resources are available.

Who sponsors CA AB 1734?

Stefani is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1734, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law declares the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to access sufficient affordable and healthy food. Existing law defines food insecurity as the occasional or constant lack of access to the food one needs to live a healthy life and the uncertainty of being able to acquire enough food to meet the needs of an individual or household due to insufficient money or other resources. Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education within this state. The University of California comprises 10 institutions of higher education located at various campuses, including in the City of Los Angeles. This bill, the Count Hunger Act, would encourage the University of California, Los Angeles, in administering the California Health Interview Survey, to expand the portion of the survey relating to food insecurity to include households with incomes at or below 400% of the federal poverty level. The bill would further encourage the University of California, Los Angeles, to make available statewide, regional, and county-level data regarding food insecurity among households with incomes at or below 400% of the federal poverty level through the AskCHIS reporting tool or a successor public reporting platform, as specified. The bill would encourage these provisions to be undertaken only to the extent that the University of California, Los Angeles, determines sufficient resources are available.

Introduced
2026-04-15
Latest action
2026-08-13 — In committee: Held under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Stefaniauthor
  • Garciacoauthor
  • Harabediancoauthor
  • Rogerscoauthor
  • Schiavocoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-13

    In committee: Held under submission.

  2. 2026-06-29

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  3. 2026-06-17

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  4. 2026-06-15

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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  5. 2026-06-11

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 10).

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  6. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and ED.

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  7. 2026-05-27

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  8. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 1.)

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  9. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 1. Page 5359.)

  10. 2026-05-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-05-18

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  12. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  13. 2026-04-29

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  14. 2026-04-20

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  15. 2026-04-16

    Read second time and amended.

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  16. 2026-04-15

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 14).

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  17. 2026-03-18

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (March 17). Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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  18. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and HIGHER ED.

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  19. 2026-02-06

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.

  20. 2026-02-05

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/05/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-05Compare
  • 04/16/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-16Compare
  • 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-18Compare
  • 06/15/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-15Compare
  • AB1734Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Higher Education] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-03-17 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Sanchez: yes

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-14 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • DeMaio: no
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Tangipa: other

  • Do pass as amended.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Tangipa: other
    • Ta: other
    • Dixon: other

  • AB 1734 Stefani Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-27 · pass · 71-1

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • DeMaio: no
    • Lackey: other
    • Dixon: other
    • Macedo: other
    • Ellis: other
    • Tangipa: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Muratsuchi: other
    • Ta: other

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Education]

    2026-06-10 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Gonzalez: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-17 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Pérez: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-06-29 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes

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