CA SB 1240
vetoedOffice of Nonprofit Empowerment.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did CA SB 1240 pass?
No. CA SB 1240 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
What is CA SB 1240 about?
Existing law contains numerous provisions authorizing state agencies to award grants or contracts to nonprofit organizations to carry out various services and programs. Existing law authorizes a state agency that administers a grant program or contract to advance funds to a private nonprofit organization to which it has awarded a grant or contract, subject to certain limitations and requirements, as specified. This bill, upon appropriation by the Legislature, would create the Office of Nonprofit Empowerment within the Government Operations Agency with the primary responsibility of overseeing and coordinating state-level policies and strategies that support California's nonprofit organizations. The bill would specify various duties and functions of the office, including providing guidance, resources, and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations on procurement and grantmaking laws, regulations, and best practices. The bill would also require the office to develop and administer training and materials, in consultation with the appropriate control agency, for state entities on advance payment and other strategies to reduce hurdles for nonprofit organizations to access state funding and implement state projects, as specified. The bill would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, place the office under the control of a director who would be appointed by the Governor, as specified, and require the director to hire staff to assist in the fulfillment of the duties and responsibilities of the office. The bill would also require the office to post on its internet website, on or before July 1, 2028, opportunities to improve how nonprofits and the state partner, as specified. The bill would establish the Nonprofit Empowerment Fund in the State Treasury and would make moneys in the fund available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to carry out the purposes of these provisions in support of the office. The bill would authorize the office, or the agency on behalf of the office, to collect and receive any gifts, bequests, grants, or donations from private, foundation, or nonstate sources to carry out the purposes of these provisions in support of the office, as specified. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2037. The bill would define various terms for these purposes and would include related legislative findings and declarations.
Who sponsors CA SB 1240?
McNerney is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1240, joined by 3 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law contains numerous provisions authorizing state agencies to award grants or contracts to nonprofit organizations to carry out various services and programs. Existing law authorizes a state agency that administers a grant program or contract to advance funds to a private nonprofit organization to which it has awarded a grant or contract, subject to certain limitations and requirements, as specified. This bill, upon appropriation by the Legislature, would create the Office of Nonprofit Empowerment within the Government Operations Agency with the primary responsibility of overseeing and coordinating state-level policies and strategies that support California's nonprofit organizations. The bill would specify various duties and functions of the office, including providing guidance, resources, and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations on procurement and grantmaking laws, regulations, and best practices. The bill would also require the office to develop and administer training and materials, in consultation with the appropriate control agency, for state entities on advance payment and other strategies to reduce hurdles for nonprofit organizations to access state funding and implement state projects, as specified. The bill would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, place the office under the control of a director who would be appointed by the Governor, as specified, and require the director to hire staff to assist in the fulfillment of the duties and responsibilities of the office. The bill would also require the office to post on its internet website, on or before July 1, 2028, opportunities to improve how nonprofits and the state partner, as specified. The bill would establish the Nonprofit Empowerment Fund in the State Treasury and would make moneys in the fund available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to carry out the purposes of these provisions in support of the office. The bill would authorize the office, or the agency on behalf of the office, to collect and receive any gifts, bequests, grants, or donations from private, foundation, or nonstate sources to carry out the purposes of these provisions in support of the office, as specified. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2037. The bill would define various terms for these purposes and would include related legislative findings and declarations.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-19
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
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- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- McNerneyauthor
- Hartprincipal coauthor
- Richardsoncoauthor
- Valladarescoauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
2026-09-27
Vetoed by the Governor.
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2026-09-03
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
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2026-08-27
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
2026-08-26
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 65. Noes 6. Page 6613.) Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-20
Read third time and amended.
2026-08-20
Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-13
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (August 13).
2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-06-25
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-25
Coauthors revised.
2026-06-01
Referred to Com. on G.O.
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2026-05-22
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-22
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 4413.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4270.) (May 14).
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2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-04-13
April 13 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-03-27
Set for hearing April 13.
2026-03-25
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-03-24
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 3658.) (March 24).
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2026-03-18
Set for hearing March 24.
2026-03-04
Referred to Com. on G.O.
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2026-02-20
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2026-02-19
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-03-24 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Wahab: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Ashby: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-04-13 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Grayson: yes
Do pass
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 SB1240 McNerney et al.
2026-05-22 · pass · 31-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Rubio: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cortese: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Limón: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Grove: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Choi: yes
- Richardson: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Laird: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Becker: other
- Hurtado: other
- Padilla: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Stern: other
- Niello: other
- Strickland: other
- Allen: other
- Jones: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-24 · pass · 16-1
Member-level votes (22)
- Gipson: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Chen: yes
- Soria: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Fong: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Macedo: no
- McKinnor: other
- Dixon: other
- Davies: other
- Berman: other
- Ta: other
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