California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2111 — CalWORKs: sponsored noncitizen: indigence exception.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law provides for various public social services programs, including, among others, the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families and individuals, CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county, and the Medi-Cal program, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. Existing federal and state law provide that in determining the eligibility and amount of aid for an alien, the income and resources of an alien shall be deemed to include the income and resources of any person who has executed an affidavit of support on behalf of the alien and the spouse of that person, as specified, and requires the sponsored applicant or recipient to provide information regarding the income and resources of those persons. Existing federal law and state regulations provide that if a sponsored alien is determined to be indigent, as specified, the sponsored alien shall be exempt from the sponsor deeming requirements for a period beginning on the date of that indigency determination and ending 12 months after that date. This bill would, to the extent permitted by federal law, waivers, and directives, require a county to renew the 12-month exception period for additional 12-month periods for a sponsored applicant for, or recipient of, CalWORKs benefits who is deemed to meet the indigence requirement, as specified. The bill would require the department to implement this provision between April 1, 2019, and July 1, 2019, authorize the department to implement and administer this provision through all-county letters or similar instructions until regulations are adopted, and require the department to adopt emergency regulations no later than January 1, 2021. The bill would exempt the department from specific provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act relating to the adoption of emergency regulations, including the requirement for regulations to be reviewed by the Office of Administrative Law. By increasing county duties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law continuously appropriates moneys from the General Fund to defray a portion of county costs under the CalWORKs program. This bill would provide that the continuous appropriation would not be made for purposes of implementing the bill. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 6889.).

  4. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6773.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 1. Page 5883.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 16).

  9. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  10. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 12).

  12. Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 2. Page 5404.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (May 25).

  17. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5298.)

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

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  21. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.

  22. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  23. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Quirk · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Quirk

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 2111 QUIRK Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 74 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 52105
Democratic 16000
Republican 6000
Total 74105
% of votes cast 93%1%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Chau — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gray — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Rivas — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Friedman — Yea
Harper — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
Chiu — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2111 Quirk By Wieckowski

Passed 36 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31103
Democratic 5000
Total 36103
% of votes cast 90%3%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Chang — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
De León — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Beall — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 2111 QUIRK Assembly Third Reading

Passed 71 Yea · 2 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 50205
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 71205
% of votes cast 91%3%0%6%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Obernolte — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Baker — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Salas — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chau — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10102
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 14102
% of votes cast 82%6%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2111 do?
Existing law provides for various public social services programs, including, among others, the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families and individuals, CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county, and the Medi-Cal program, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. Existing federal and state law provide that in determining the eligibility and amount of aid for an alien, the income and resources of an alien shall be deemed to include the income and resources of any person who has executed an affidavit of support on behalf of the alien and the spouse of that person, as specified, and requires the sponsored applicant or recipient to provide information regarding the income and resources of those persons. Existing federal law and state regulations provide that if a sponsored alien is determined to be indigent, as specified, the sponsored alien shall be exempt from the sponsor deeming requirements for a period beginning on the date of that indigency determination and ending 12 months after that date. This bill would, to the extent permitted by federal law, waivers, and directives, require a county to renew the 12-month exception period for additional 12-month periods for a sponsored applicant for, or recipient of, CalWORKs benefits who is deemed to meet the indigence requirement, as specified. The bill would require the department to implement this provision between April 1, 2019, and July 1, 2019, authorize the department to implement and administer this provision through all-county letters or similar instructions until regulations are adopted, and require the department to adopt emergency regulations no later than January 1, 2021. The bill would exempt the department from specific provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act relating to the adoption of emergency regulations, including the requirement for regulations to be reviewed by the Office of Administrative Law. By increasing county duties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law continuously appropriates moneys from the General Fund to defray a portion of county costs under the CalWORKs program. This bill would provide that the continuous appropriation would not be made for purposes of implementing the bill. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors AB 2111?
AB 2111 is sponsored by Quirk.
What is the current status of AB 2111?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 2111?
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