California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1579 — CalWORKs: pregnant women.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 632, Statutes of 2014.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2014. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing federal law provides for allocation of federal funds through the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant program to eligible states. Existing law provides for the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program under which, through a combination of state and county funds and federal funds received through the TANF program, each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families. Existing law provides that when a family does not include a needy child qualified for aid under CalWORKs, aid shall be paid to a pregnant mother for the month in which the birth is anticipated and for the 3-month period immediately prior to the month in which the birth is anticipated. This bill would, beginning July 1, 2015, instead provide that when a family does not include a needy child qualified for aid under CalWORKs, aid shall be paid to a pregnant woman for the month in which the birth is anticipated and for the 6-month period immediately prior to the month in which the birth is anticipated. The bill would also authorize these provisions to be implemented by means of all-county letters or similar instructions until regulations are adopted. Existing law continuously appropriates moneys from the General Fund to defray a portion of county costs under the CalWORKs program. This bill would instead provide that the continuous appropriation would not be made for purposes of implementing the bill.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 632, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 17. Page 6398.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 23 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 3. Page 4731.).

  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 14).

  9. In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and APPR.

  12. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 15. Page 5367.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  16. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (May 23).

  17. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Read second time and amended.

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 25).

  21. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Mitchell

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1579 STONE Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 62 Yea · 17 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 581400
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 621700
% of votes cast 78%22%0%0%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Conway — Nay
Gorell — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Holden — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Salas — Yea
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Allen — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB1579 Stone By Mitchell

Passed 27 Yea · 3 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 25309
Democratic 2001
Total 273010
% of votes cast 68%8%0%25%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Evans — Yea
Correa — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Hill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Roth — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 4002
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Steinberg — Yea
De León — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 1579 STONE Assembly Third Reading

Passed 59 Yea · 15 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 551205
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 591505
% of votes cast 75%19%0%6%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Linder — Yea
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Quirk — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Williams — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Hagman — Nay
John A. Pérez — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Salas — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Allen — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Wilk — Not Voting
Gordon — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 13 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12300
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 13400
% of votes cast 76%24%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Holden — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Weber — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1579 do?
Existing federal law provides for allocation of federal funds through the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant program to eligible states. Existing law provides for the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program under which, through a combination of state and county funds and federal funds received through the TANF program, each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families. Existing law provides that when a family does not include a needy child qualified for aid under CalWORKs, aid shall be paid to a pregnant mother for the month in which the birth is anticipated and for the 3-month period immediately prior to the month in which the birth is anticipated. This bill would, beginning July 1, 2015, instead provide that when a family does not include a needy child qualified for aid under CalWORKs, aid shall be paid to a pregnant woman for the month in which the birth is anticipated and for the 6-month period immediately prior to the month in which the birth is anticipated. The bill would also authorize these provisions to be implemented by means of all-county letters or similar instructions until regulations are adopted. Existing law continuously appropriates moneys from the General Fund to defray a portion of county costs under the CalWORKs program. This bill would instead provide that the continuous appropriation would not be made for purposes of implementing the bill.
Who sponsors AB 1579?
AB 1579 is sponsored by Mitchell and Mark Stone.
What is the current status of AB 1579?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2014. Enacted.
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