California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 236 — CalWORKs: housing assistance.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 545, Statutes of 2017.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2017. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 13 sponsors

    1 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program under which, through a combination of federal, state, and county funds, each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families. As part of the CalWORKs program, a homeless family that has used all available liquid resources in excess of $100 is eligible for homeless assistance benefits to pay the costs of temporary shelter if the family is eligible for aid under the CalWORKs program. This bill would also provide that homeless assistance is available to homeless families that would be eligible for aid under the CalWORKs program but for the fact that the only child or children in the family are in out-of-home placement pursuant to an order of the dependency court, if the family is receiving reunification services and the county determines that homeless assistance is necessary for reunification to occur. This bill would also require the department to work with county human services agencies, the County Welfare Directors Association, and advocates of CalWORKs recipients to gather information regarding actual costs of a nightly shelter and best practices for transitioning families from a temporary shelter to a permanent shelter and to provide that information to the Legislature on an annual basis. Under existing law, when the federal government provides funds for the care of a needy relative with whom a needy child is living, aid to the child for any month includes aid to meet the need of that relative, if CalWORKs payments are made with respect to the child for that month, except as prescribed. Existing law provides that the parent or parents shall be considered living with the needy child for a period of up to 180 consecutive days of the needy child's absence from the family assistance unit, and the parents shall be eligible for CalWORKs services, except as specified, if certain conditions are met, including that the child has been removed from the parents and placed in out-of-home care, and that the county has determined that the provision of services is necessary for family reunification. This bill would include the previously described homeless assistance benefit to pay the costs of temporary shelter as a service provided to those eligible parents. Because this bill would increase the administrative duties of counties, it 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, instead, provide that the continuous appropriation would not be made for purposes of implementing the bill. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 11450 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 557 and AB 607 to be operative only if this bill and AB 557, this bill and AB 607, or all 3 bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last. 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 545, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3421.).

  5. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2910.).

  8. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 1).

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

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  17. Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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

  19. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1924.)

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 26).

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

  24. Coauthors revised.

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

  26. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

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

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Acosta · Cosponsor
  • Chávez · Cosponsor
  • Gloria · Cosponsor
  • Timothy S. Grayson · Cosponsor
  • Hertzberg · Cosponsor
  • Maienschein · Primary
  • Mathis · Cosponsor
  • McCarty · Cosponsor
  • Santiago · Cosponsor
  • Steinorth · Cosponsor
  • Vidak · Cosponsor
  • Voepel · Cosponsor
  • Waldron · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 109 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Maienschein

Co-sponsors (12)

  • Acosta
  • Chávez
  • Gloria
  • Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic
  • Hertzberg
  • Mathis
  • McCarty
  • Santiago
  • Steinorth
  • Vidak
  • Voepel
  • Waldron

Not signed on (109)

109 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 236 Maienschein Special Consent Calendar 1st Day

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 58000
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 79000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Gray — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — 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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Special Consent Calendar # AB236

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
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hill — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Hueso — Yea
De León — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Fuller — 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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Do pass as amended

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
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Beall — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 236 MAIENSCHEIN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 55002
Democratic 16000
Republican 6001
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — 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
Fong, Mike 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 Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 236 do?
Existing law establishes the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program under which, through a combination of federal, state, and county funds, each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families. As part of the CalWORKs program, a homeless family that has used all available liquid resources in excess of $100 is eligible for homeless assistance benefits to pay the costs of temporary shelter if the family is eligible for aid under the CalWORKs program. This bill would also provide that homeless assistance is available to homeless families that would be eligible for aid under the CalWORKs program but for the fact that the only child or children in the family are in out-of-home placement pursuant to an order of the dependency court, if the family is receiving reunification services and the county determines that homeless assistance is necessary for reunification to occur. This bill would also require the department to work with county human services agencies, the County Welfare Directors Association, and advocates of CalWORKs recipients to gather information regarding actual costs of a nightly shelter and best practices for transitioning families from a temporary shelter to a permanent shelter and to provide that information to the Legislature on an annual basis. Under existing law, when the federal government provides funds for the care of a needy relative with whom a needy child is living, aid to the child for any month includes aid to meet the need of that relative, if CalWORKs payments are made with respect to the child for that month, except as prescribed. Existing law provides that the parent or parents shall be considered living with the needy child for a period of up to 180 consecutive days of the needy child's absence from the family assistance unit, and the parents shall be eligible for CalWORKs services, except as specified, if certain conditions are met, including that the child has been removed from the parents and placed in out-of-home care, and that the county has determined that the provision of services is necessary for family reunification. This bill would include the previously described homeless assistance benefit to pay the costs of temporary shelter as a service provided to those eligible parents. Because this bill would increase the administrative duties of counties, it 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, instead, provide that the continuous appropriation would not be made for purposes of implementing the bill. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 11450 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 557 and AB 607 to be operative only if this bill and AB 557, this bill and AB 607, or all 3 bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last. 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 236?
AB 236 is sponsored by Acosta, Chávez, Gloria, Grayson, Timothy S. (Democratic), Hertzberg, Maienschein, Mathis, McCarty, Santiago, Steinorth, Vidak, Voepel, and Waldron.
What is the current status of AB 236?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2017. Enacted.
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