CaliforniaCalFresh: food access.
What it does
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.
More detail
Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to seek all available federal waivers and approvals necessary to maximize food choices for CalFresh recipients under federal law and guidance, including to purchase hot foods or hot food products ready for immediate consumption, pursuant to federal law, as specified.
This bill would instead require the department to maximize all available food choices for CalFresh recipients, including, but not limited to, hot foods or hot food products ready for immediate consumption, pursuant to federal law, as specified.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jul 14Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 38, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Jul 14Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Jul 11Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.To Governor
- Jul 3In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd AB553 Caloza et al. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 3Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1932.).Passed Senate
- Jul 1Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jun 30From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jun 17From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 16
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- May 7Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.Minor
- Apr 24In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 553 Caloza Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 24Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1276.)Passed Assembly
- Apr 10Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Apr 9From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 9).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 26From 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.Minor
- Mar 26Coauthors revised.
- Mar 25
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 18Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.Minor
- Mar 17From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.Major
- Feb 24Referred to Com. on HUM. S.Minor
- Feb 12From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
- Feb 11Read first time. To print.Introduced