CA SB 1025
in committeeOffice of Food Security and Affordability.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1025 pass?
Not yet. CA SB 1025 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
What is CA SB 1025 about?
Existing law declares that it is the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to access sufficient affordable and healthy food. Existing law establishes various food assistance programs, including, among others, the federal 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. This bill would establish the Office of Food Security and Affordability, an independent public entity not affiliated with another state agency or department, to be administered by a Director of Food Security and Affordability. The bill would require the director to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The bill would require the office to collaborate with appropriate state agencies or departments to, among other things, coordinate statewide outreach for food insecurity programs and establish best practices for food banks and emergency food providers, as specified. The bill would create the Food Security and Affordability Fund for the receipt and deposit of moneys from federal, state, local, or private sources, and upon appropriation by the Legislature, would require the office to use those moneys to implement and administer these provisions. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2037.
Who sponsors CA SB 1025?
Hurtado is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1025, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law declares that it is the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to access sufficient affordable and healthy food. Existing law establishes various food assistance programs, including, among others, the federal 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. This bill would establish the Office of Food Security and Affordability, an independent public entity not affiliated with another state agency or department, to be administered by a Director of Food Security and Affordability. The bill would require the director to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The bill would require the office to collaborate with appropriate state agencies or departments to, among other things, coordinate statewide outreach for food insecurity programs and establish best practices for food banks and emergency food providers, as specified. The bill would create the Food Security and Affordability Fund for the receipt and deposit of moneys from federal, state, local, or private sources, and upon appropriation by the Legislature, would require the office to use those moneys to implement and administer these provisions. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2037.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-10
- Latest action
- 2026-08-13 — August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Hurtadoauthor
- Celeste Rodriguezcoauthor
- Calozacoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-13
August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-06-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-23
Coauthors revised.
2026-06-17
Coauthors revised.
2026-06-17
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I.
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2026-06-08
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
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2026-06-04
Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and E.D., G., & H.I.
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2026-05-28
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-28
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4523.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4261.) (May 14).
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2026-05-14
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-04-27
April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-17
Set for hearing April 27.
2026-04-14
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 3865.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-08
Set for hearing April 14.
2026-04-07
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3740.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on G.O.
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2026-03-26
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
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2026-03-17
Set for hearing April 6.
2026-02-18
Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and G.O.
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2026-02-11
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 13.
2026-02-10
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization]
2026-04-06 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Becker: yes
- Laird: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-14 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Choi: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Dahle: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-04-27 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Richardson: yes
Do pass as amended
2026-05-14 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
3rd Reading
2026-05-28 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Blakespear: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Stern: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Choi: yes
- Jones: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Grove: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Allen: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Limón: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Ashby: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Becker: yes
- Niello: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Dahle: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact]
2026-06-16 · pass · 6-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Alanis: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Lee: yes
- Tangipa: no
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-23 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Caloza: yes
- Patel: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Soria: yes
- Solache: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
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