CA SB961 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-05-14 - May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 3 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-05-14 - May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Sections 69408.5 and 69432.93 to the Education Code, and to amend Section 18901.11 of, to add Section 18901.13 to, and to repeal and add Section 18901.12 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to CalFresh.
Title
CalFresh: student eligibility.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-05-04 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-20 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-20 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. |
| 2026-05-08 | Senate | Set for hearing May 14. |
| 2026-05-04 | Senate | May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-04-24 | Senate | Set for hearing May 4. |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3955.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3898.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Set for hearing April 20 in HUMAN S. pending receipt. |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Set for hearing April 15. |
| 2026-04-08 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. |
| 2026-04-08 | Senate | Re-referred to Coms. on ED. and HUMAN S. |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6. |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Code | 69408.5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Education Code | 69432.93 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Welfare and Institutions Code | 18901.11 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Welfare and Institutions Code | 18901.13 | New Code | See Bill Text |
