California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 380 — CalWORKs: child support.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 729, Statutes of 2017.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2017. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) 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. For purposes of determining eligibility under the CalWORKs program, and for computing the amount of aid payment, existing law requires that families be grouped into assistance units, as specified. Existing law requires an assistance unit to include the eligible parents of the eligible child and the eligible siblings of the eligible child when those persons reside in the same home as the eligible child, except as specified. This bill would, commencing November 1, 2018, prohibit the inclusion of a stepsibling or half-sibling for whom child support payments are received, as specified, in the number of needy persons in the same family for purposes of determining the maximum aid payment under the CalWORKs program and for no other purpose, if certain conditions are met, including, among others, that the parent or caretaker relative for the assistance unit has requested that exclusion in writing. The bill would require each county welfare department to notify CalWORKs applicants and recipients of these provisions, in writing, as specified. The bill would require both the State Department of Social Services and the Department of Child Support Services to each seek all appropriate federal waivers for the implementation of these provisions as necessary. By increasing the duties of counties administering the CalWORKs program, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Under existing law, the income of the natural or adoptive parent, the spouse of the natural or adoptive parent, and the sibling of an eligible child, living in the same home with an eligible child is considered available, in addition to the income of an applicant for or recipient of aid under the CalWORKs program, for purposes of eligibility determination and grant computation under certain social services programs, including the CalWORKs program. This bill, with respect to the income of the sibling of an eligible child, would, commencing November 1, 2018, instead provide that the income is considered available unless the sibling is not included in the number of needy persons used to calculate the maximum aid payment pursuant to the provisions described in paragraph (1) above. The bill would prohibit income through child support for a child not included in the number of needy persons used to calculate the maximum aid payment from being considered available to any member of the assistance unit. By increasing the duties of counties administering the CalWORKs program, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) This bill would authorize the State Department of Social Services to implement and administer the above-described provisions through all-county letters or similar instructions until regulations are adopted, and would require the department to adopt emergency regulations and final regulations, as specified. (4) 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. (5) 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. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 729, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2888.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3268.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (September 1).

  10. August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

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

  12. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 11).

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  14. June 27 hearing postponed by committee.

  15. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1356.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  18. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1183.) (May 25).

  21. Set for hearing May 25.

  22. May 15 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  23. Set for hearing May 15.

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

  25. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 850.) (April 25).

  26. Set for hearing April 25.

  27. Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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

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

Sponsors

  • Bradford · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Bradford

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB380 Bradford Concurrence

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35000
Democratic 5000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Newman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
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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SB 380 Bradford Senate Third Reading By THURMOND

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 57001
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 78001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Chau — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — 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 as amended.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8005
Democratic 3000
Republican 0001
Total 11006
% of votes cast 65%0%0%35%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Gray — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting

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Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4000
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea

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Special Consent Calendar # SB380

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35000
Democratic 5000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
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

Official roll call →

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
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Bates — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 380 do?
(1) 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. For purposes of determining eligibility under the CalWORKs program, and for computing the amount of aid payment, existing law requires that families be grouped into assistance units, as specified. Existing law requires an assistance unit to include the eligible parents of the eligible child and the eligible siblings of the eligible child when those persons reside in the same home as the eligible child, except as specified. This bill would, commencing November 1, 2018, prohibit the inclusion of a stepsibling or half-sibling for whom child support payments are received, as specified, in the number of needy persons in the same family for purposes of determining the maximum aid payment under the CalWORKs program and for no other purpose, if certain conditions are met, including, among others, that the parent or caretaker relative for the assistance unit has requested that exclusion in writing. The bill would require each county welfare department to notify CalWORKs applicants and recipients of these provisions, in writing, as specified. The bill would require both the State Department of Social Services and the Department of Child Support Services to each seek all appropriate federal waivers for the implementation of these provisions as necessary. By increasing the duties of counties administering the CalWORKs program, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Under existing law, the income of the natural or adoptive parent, the spouse of the natural or adoptive parent, and the sibling of an eligible child, living in the same home with an eligible child is considered available, in addition to the income of an applicant for or recipient of aid under the CalWORKs program, for purposes of eligibility determination and grant computation under certain social services programs, including the CalWORKs program. This bill, with respect to the income of the sibling of an eligible child, would, commencing November 1, 2018, instead provide that the income is considered available unless the sibling is not included in the number of needy persons used to calculate the maximum aid payment pursuant to the provisions described in paragraph (1) above. The bill would prohibit income through child support for a child not included in the number of needy persons used to calculate the maximum aid payment from being considered available to any member of the assistance unit. By increasing the duties of counties administering the CalWORKs program, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) This bill would authorize the State Department of Social Services to implement and administer the above-described provisions through all-county letters or similar instructions until regulations are adopted, and would require the department to adopt emergency regulations and final regulations, as specified. (4) 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. (5) 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 SB 380?
SB 380 is sponsored by Bradford.
What is the current status of SB 380?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2017. Enacted.
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