2025-2026 Regular SessionCalifornia Legislature

AB553: CalFresh: food access.

Legislative Summary

An act to amend Section 18919.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to CalFresh.

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Bill History

2/11/2025
Read first time. To print.
State Assembly
2/12/2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
State Assembly
2/24/2025
Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
State Assembly
3/17/2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
3/18/2025
Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
State Assembly
3/26/2025
Coauthors revised.
State Assembly
3/26/2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
State Assembly
4/9/2025
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 9).
State Assembly
4/10/2025
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
State Assembly
4/24/2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.)
State Assembly
4/24/2025
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Senate

Roll Call Votes

AB 553 Caloza Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
4/24/2025
75
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass. To Consent Calendar
4/9/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
3/25/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Rules(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Jessica Caloza
Jessica Caloza
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Amended
Bill Text3/17/20255.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/11/20255.0 KB