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CA SB 890

in committee

Public social services.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 890 pass?

Not yet. CA SB 890 is in committee as of 2026-02-11 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-02-11): Referred to Com. on RLS.

What is CA SB 890 about?

Existing law establishes various public social services programs, including, among others, the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program and CalFresh. Existing law states that the purpose of its provisions relating to public social services is to provide protection, care, and assistance to the people of the state in need of them, and to promote the welfare and happiness of all of the people of the state by providing appropriate aid and services to those who are needy and distressed. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Who sponsors CA SB 890?

Ashby is the primary sponsor of CA SB 890.

Description

Existing law establishes various public social services programs, including, among others, the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program and CalFresh. Existing law states that the purpose of its provisions relating to public social services is to provide protection, care, and assistance to the people of the state in need of them, and to promote the welfare and happiness of all of the people of the state by providing appropriate aid and services to those who are needy and distressed. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Latest action
2026-02-11 — Referred to Com. on RLS.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ashbyauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

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

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  2. 2026-01-15

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 14.

  3. 2026-02-11

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

    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=202520260SB890

Attribution

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