Bill Commons

CA SB 1325

in committee

CalFood Program.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 1325 pass?

Not yet. CA SB 1325 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-14): May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

What is CA SB 1325 about?

Existing law establishes the CalFood Program, administered by the State Department of Social Services, and requires the CalFood Program to provide food and funding for the provision of emergency food to food banks established pursuant to the federal Emergency Food Assistance Program whose ongoing primary function is to facilitate the distribution of food to low-income households, as specified. This bill would additionally require the CalFood Program to provide food and funding for the provision of emergency food to food banks that are members of the nonprofit organization Feeding America that are based in California, located in a county with a population of over 3,000,000 people, and are not established pursuant to the federal Emergency Food Assistance Program, if they meet specified requirements.

Who sponsors CA SB 1325?

Jones is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1325.

Description

Existing law establishes the CalFood Program, administered by the State Department of Social Services, and requires the CalFood Program to provide food and funding for the provision of emergency food to food banks established pursuant to the federal Emergency Food Assistance Program whose ongoing primary function is to facilitate the distribution of food to low-income households, as specified. This bill would additionally require the CalFood Program to provide food and funding for the provision of emergency food to food banks that are members of the nonprofit organization Feeding America that are based in California, located in a county with a population of over 3,000,000 people, and are not established pursuant to the federal Emergency Food Assistance Program, if they meet specified requirements.

Introduced
2026-02-20
Latest action
2026-05-14 — May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Jonesauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-05-14

    May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  3. 2026-05-04

    May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  4. 2026-04-28

    Set for hearing May 4.

  5. 2026-04-27

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

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  6. 2026-04-23

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 0. Page 3955.) (April 20).

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  7. 2026-04-09

    Set for hearing April 20.

  8. 2026-04-08

    Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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  9. 2026-03-25

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

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  10. 2026-03-04

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  11. 2026-02-23

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  12. 2026-02-23

    Read first time.

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  13. 2026-02-20

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
  • 03/25/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-25Compare
  • 04/27/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-27Compare
  • SB1325Compare
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Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-20 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Becker: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Pérez: other
    • Weber Pierson: other

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-05-04 · pass · 7-0

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

Related bills

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Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1325

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