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CA SB 1231

in committee

Claims against the state: appropriation.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 1231 pass?

Not yet. CA SB 1231 is in committee as of 2026-03-04 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): Referred to Com. on APPR.

What is CA SB 1231 about?

Under existing law, if sufficient appropriations are not available for the payment of certain claims, settlements, or judgments, the Attorney General is required to report the claims, settlements, and judgments to the chairperson of either the Senate Committee on Appropriations or the Assembly Committee on Appropriations, who is then required to cause introduction of legislation appropriating the funds necessary for payment. This bill would appropriate an unspecified amount from the General Fund to the Attorney General to pay the judgment in an unspecified case. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Who sponsors CA SB 1231?

Cervantes is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1231.

Description

Under existing law, if sufficient appropriations are not available for the payment of certain claims, settlements, or judgments, the Attorney General is required to report the claims, settlements, and judgments to the chairperson of either the Senate Committee on Appropriations or the Assembly Committee on Appropriations, who is then required to cause introduction of legislation appropriating the funds necessary for payment. This bill would appropriate an unspecified amount from the General Fund to the Attorney General to pay the judgment in an unspecified case. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Introduced
2026-02-19
Latest action
2026-03-04 — Referred to Com. on APPR.
Bill type
bill,appropriation
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Cervantesauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-19

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

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-20

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  3. 2026-03-04

    Referred to Com. on APPR.

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1231

Attribution

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