California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

SB 1099 — State and local public benefits.

Last action — Approved by the Governor.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 13, 2026. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 64% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill clarifies state and local agencies' authority to provide benefits to certain individuals.

This legislation clarifies that local agencies can offer public benefits to people not eligible under federal law. It aligns state and local provisions with federal definitions of public benefits.

What this means for you
  • Families: Families may receive more access to public benefits from local agencies despite federal restrictions.

Summary

State and local public benefits.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 1 removed

Plain-language change summary

SB 1099 was recently updated to add new language in the bill text. This change may have been made to clarify certain provisions or address feedback from stakeholders. Overall, it matters because any adjustments can influence how the law will be applied and ensure it better meets the needs of the public.

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20250SB__109998ENR 98 INTRODUCED 2026-02-13 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2026-08-24 PASSED_SENATE 2026-05-04 ENROLLED 2026-08-25 2025 0 SB 1099 ENR Introduced by Senator Reyes LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Reyes An act to amend Sections 17850 and 17851 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services.
20250SB__109997CHP 97 INTRODUCED 2026-02-13 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2026-08-24 PASSED_SENATE 2026-05-04 ENROLLED 2026-08-25 CHAPTERED 2026-09-30 APPROVED 2026-09-30 FILED 2026-09-30 2025 0 SB 1099 CHP 2026 CHP 0 1009 Introduced by Senator Reyes LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Reyes An act to amend Sections 17850 and 17851 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services.
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Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor.

  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  3. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  4. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 63. Noes 4. Page 6371.) Ordered to the Senate.

  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  6. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 30).

  7. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  8. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and HUM. S.

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

  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 4131.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 3. Noes 0. Page 3955.) (April 20).

  13. Set for hearing April 20.

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3690.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

  15. Set for hearing March 25.

  16. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and HUMAN S.

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

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

SB 1099 Reyes Senate Third Reading By Harabedian

Passed 63 Yea · 4 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 44010
Democratic 53001
Unaffiliated 6001
Total 634012
% of votes cast 80%5%0%15%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Patterson — Not Voting
Ávila Farías — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Carrillo — Yea
Fong — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Addis, Dawn Democratic Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Ahrens, Patrick Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bains, Jasmeet Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Caloza, Jessica Democratic Yea
Connolly, Damon Democratic Yea
Elhawary, Sade Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
González, Mark Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Harabedian, John Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Krell, Maggy Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Ortega, Liz Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Patel, Darshana R. Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia Democratic Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste Democratic Yea
Rodriguez, Michelle Democratic Yea
Rogers, Chris Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Yea
Schultz, Nick Democratic Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae Democratic Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis Democratic Yea
Soria, Esmeralda Democratic Yea
Stefani, Catherine Democratic Yea
Valencia, Avelino Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic Yea
Alanis, Juan Republican Yea
Castillo, Leticia Republican Not Voting
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Not Voting
DeMaio, Carl Republican Nay
Dixon, Diane Republican Not Voting
Ellis, Stan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gonzalez, Jeff Republican Not Voting
Hadwick, Heather Republican Nay
Hoover, Josh Republican Not Voting
Johnson, Natasha Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Macedo, Alexandra Republican Not Voting
Sanchez, Kate Republican Nay
Ta, Tri Republican Not Voting
Tangipa, David J. Republican Not Voting
Wallis, Greg Republican Not Voting

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services]

Passed 12 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 11001
Republican 1102
Total 12103
% of votes cast 75%6%0%19%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Addis, Dawn Democratic Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Ahrens, Patrick Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caloza, Jessica Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Elhawary, Sade Democratic Yea
Patel, Darshana R. Democratic Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste Democratic Yea
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Not Voting
Sharp-Collins, LaShae Democratic Yea
Stefani, Catherine Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Not Voting
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting
Sanchez, Kate Republican Nay

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 30000
Republican 10000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Arreguín, Jesse Democratic Yea
Ashby, Angelique V. Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S. Democratic Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
McNerney, Jerry Democratic Yea
Menjivar, Caroline Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Richardson, Laura Democratic Yea
Rubio, Susan Democratic Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wahab, Aisha Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services]

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 9000
Republican 2000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Menjivar, Caroline Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée Democratic Yea
Rubio, Susan Democratic Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety immigration civil-rights healthcare labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1099 do?
State and local public benefits.
Who sponsors SB 1099?
SB 1099 is sponsored by Reyes, Eloise Gómez (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 1099?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 13, 2026. It awaits signature.
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