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California 20252026

SB 1077

CalFresh: federal government shutdowns.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
CalFresh, federalgovernmentshutdowns
Introduced / first action
2026-02-13 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Disaster CalFresh.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing federal law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) , known in California as CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Existing federal law, through Disaster SNAP, provides for short-term food assistance benefits to eligible households who are victims of a disaster that disrupts commercial channels of food distribution. This bill would, during a federal government shutdown that impacts the disbursement of CalFresh benefits, require the State Department of Social Services to maintain a clearly marked landing page on the department's internet website to provide the public with information on how their benefits will be impacted, including information on the status of the federal government shutdown and the availability of benefits. The bill would also require the department, in coordination with stakeholders, to establish a strategic communications plan for use during a federal government shutdown that impacts the disbursement of CalFresh benefits that includes updates to the landing page on the department's internet website, deployment of social media posts, and emergency response briefings for local and state officials, local government agencies, community organizations, and participating retailers, as specified. The bill would require the department to develop a benefit issuance mechanism to allow the department flexibility to rapidly provide nutrition benefits on an emergency basis in response to a federal government shutdown that impacts the disbursement of CalFresh benefits, and would require the mechanism to be designed to issue nutrition benefits through the existing electronic benefits transfer system and in a manner that can target various populations depending on the purpose of the specific benefit. The bill would make this provision operative when the department notifies the Legislature that the Statewide Automated Welfare System can perform the necessary automation to implement this provision.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.

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  2. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  3. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  4. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6471.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  6. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  7. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  8. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  9. July 1 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  11. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

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  12. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  13. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4346.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 4264.) (May 14).

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  16. Set for hearing May 14.

  17. April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  18. Set for hearing April 20.

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3741.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  20. Set for hearing April 6.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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

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  23. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  24. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.

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

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