Bill Commons

CA SB 1077

vetoed

CalFresh: federal government shutdowns.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 1077 pass?

No. CA SB 1077 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

What is CA SB 1077 about?

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. This bill would, during a federal government shutdown that impacts the disbursement of CalFresh benefits, require the State Department of Social Services to maintain a clearly marked landing page on the department's internet website to provide the public with information on how their benefits will be impacted, including information on the status of the federal government shutdown and the availability of benefits. The bill would also require the department, in coordination with stakeholders, to establish a strategic communications plan for use during a federal government shutdown that impacts the disbursement of CalFresh benefits that includes updates to the landing page on the department's internet website, deployment of social media posts, and emergency response briefings for local and state officials, local government agencies, community organizations, and participating retailers, as specified. The bill would require the department to develop a benefit issuance mechanism to allow the department flexibility to rapidly provide nutrition benefits on an emergency basis in response to a federal government shutdown that impacts the disbursement of CalFresh benefits, and would require the mechanism to be designed to issue nutrition benefits through the existing electronic benefits transfer system and in a manner that can target various populations depending on the purpose of the specific benefit. The bill would make this provision operative when the department notifies the Legislature that the Statewide Automated Welfare System can perform the necessary automation to implement this provision.

Who sponsors CA SB 1077?

Gonzalez is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1077, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

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. This bill would, during a federal government shutdown that impacts the disbursement of CalFresh benefits, require the State Department of Social Services to maintain a clearly marked landing page on the department's internet website to provide the public with information on how their benefits will be impacted, including information on the status of the federal government shutdown and the availability of benefits. The bill would also require the department, in coordination with stakeholders, to establish a strategic communications plan for use during a federal government shutdown that impacts the disbursement of CalFresh benefits that includes updates to the landing page on the department's internet website, deployment of social media posts, and emergency response briefings for local and state officials, local government agencies, community organizations, and participating retailers, as specified. The bill would require the department to develop a benefit issuance mechanism to allow the department flexibility to rapidly provide nutrition benefits on an emergency basis in response to a federal government shutdown that impacts the disbursement of CalFresh benefits, and would require the mechanism to be designed to issue nutrition benefits through the existing electronic benefits transfer system and in a manner that can target various populations depending on the purpose of the specific benefit. The bill would make this provision operative when the department notifies the Legislature that the Statewide Automated Welfare System can perform the necessary automation to implement this provision.

Introduced
2026-02-13
Latest action
2026-09-18 — In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gonzalezauthor
  • Celeste Rodriguezprincipal coauthor
  • Leecoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-09-18

    In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  2. 2026-09-18

    Vetoed by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-08-31

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.

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  4. 2026-08-26

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  5. 2026-08-26

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5854.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  6. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

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  7. 2026-08-25

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  8. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6471.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  9. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  11. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  12. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  13. 2026-07-01

    July 1 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  14. 2026-06-17

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  15. 2026-05-26

    Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

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  16. 2026-05-20

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  17. 2026-05-19

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4346.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  18. 2026-05-14

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 4264.) (May 14).

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  20. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  21. 2026-04-20

    April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  22. 2026-04-10

    Set for hearing April 20.

  23. 2026-04-07

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3741.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  24. 2026-03-26

    Set for hearing April 6.

  25. 2026-03-25

    Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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  26. 2026-03-16

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  27. 2026-02-26

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  28. 2026-02-17

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.

  29. 2026-02-13

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/13/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-13Compare
  • 03/16/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-16Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/28/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-28Compare
  • SB1077Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-06 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Laird: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Pérez: yes

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-04-20 · pass · 7-0

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

  • Do pass

    2026-05-14 · pass · 6-0

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

  • 3rd Reading

    2026-05-19 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Choi: other
    • Niello: other

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

    2026-06-16 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Alanis: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Lee: yes

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