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AB 164 — Food assistance.
Last action — In committee: Held under submission.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) , administered in California as CalFresh, under which each county distributes nutrition assistance benefits provided by the federal government to eligible households. Existing state law authorizes a county to deliver CalFresh benefits through the use of an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) system. Existing law establishes the CalFood Program, formerly known as the State Emergency Food Assistance Program, administered by the State Department of Social Services, whose ongoing primary function is to facilitate the distribution of food to low-income households. This bill would require, on and after July 1, 2018, the department to develop a mechanism to respond to changing needs for food assistance and to allow the department flexibility to provide nutrition benefits for specific populations. The bill would set forth criteria for the mechanism, including requiring the mechanism to be designed to issue nutrition benefits using EBT and designed in a manner that can target various populations, depending on the purpose of the specific benefit. The bill would also require that benefits be provided under the mechanism contingent upon the appropriation of funds for that purpose by the Legislature. The bill would also include a statement of legislative findings and declarations.
Bill Text
- Amended 04/18/17 - Amended Assembly Current pdf April 18, 2017
- Introduced 01/13/17 - Introduced pdf January 13, 2017
- AB164 View text html
Action History
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In committee: Held under submission.
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In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 4. Page 1883.)
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (May 26).
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
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In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
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From printer. May be heard in committee February 16.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Joaquin Arambula · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Arambula, Joaquin Democratic
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 121 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 0% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (5)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Glazer | — | Yea |
| Newman | — | Yea |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Wiener, Scott D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 49 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Democratic | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 65 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 5% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Acosta | — | Yea |
| Bigelow | — | Not Voting |
| Brough | — | Nay |
| Harper | — | Nay |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| Obernolte | — | Yea |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Ridley-Thomas | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Weber | — | Yea |
| Chávez | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Not Voting |
| Dababneh | — | Yea |
| Daly | — | Yea |
| Frazier | — | Yea |
| Friedman | — | Yea |
| Gloria | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Chiu | — | Yea |
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Rubio | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Yea |
| Bocanegra | — | Yea |
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Cooper | — | Yea |
| Low | — | Yea |
| Mayes | — | Yea |
| Medina | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| O'Donnell | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Thurmond | — | Yea |
| Voepel | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Gray | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez Fletcher | — | Yea |
| Gomez | — | Yea |
| Kiley | — | Not Voting |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Melendez | — | Not Voting |
| Nazarian | — | Yea |
| Baker | — | Yea |
| Chau | — | Yea |
| Cooley | — | Yea |
| Cunningham | — | Not Voting |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| Steinorth | — | Yea |
| Cristina Garcia | — | Yea |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Travis Allen | — | Nay |
| 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 |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Choi, Steven S. | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Nay |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Patterson, Joe | Republican | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 164 do?
- Existing law provides the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) , administered in California as CalFresh, under which each county distributes nutrition assistance benefits provided by the federal government to eligible households. Existing state law authorizes a county to deliver CalFresh benefits through the use of an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) system. Existing law establishes the CalFood Program, formerly known as the State Emergency Food Assistance Program, administered by the State Department of Social Services, whose ongoing primary function is to facilitate the distribution of food to low-income households. This bill would require, on and after July 1, 2018, the department to develop a mechanism to respond to changing needs for food assistance and to allow the department flexibility to provide nutrition benefits for specific populations. The bill would set forth criteria for the mechanism, including requiring the mechanism to be designed to issue nutrition benefits using EBT and designed in a manner that can target various populations, depending on the purpose of the specific benefit. The bill would also require that benefits be provided under the mechanism contingent upon the appropriation of funds for that purpose by the Legislature. The bill would also include a statement of legislative findings and declarations.
- Who sponsors AB 164?
- AB 164 is sponsored by Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic).
- What is the current status of AB 164?
- This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 164?
- Track AB 164 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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