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

SB 278 — CalFresh: overissuance.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 388, Statutes of 2017.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2017. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides for 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 law requires each county human services agency to carry out the local administrative responsibilities of this program, subject to the supervision of the State Department of Social Services and to rules and regulations adopted by the department. Existing law requires current and future CalFresh benefits to be reduced, as specified, to recover an overissuance caused by administrative error if required by federal law, or if the overissuance exceeds $125 or the minimum cost-effective threshold for collecting overissuances that the department is authorized to establish, whichever is greater. This bill would require the department, by January 1, 2019, to finalize an analysis and determine whether it has adequate information to set a minimum statewide cost-effective threshold for collecting overissuances that are greater than $125, and, if it has adequate information, to include that greater threshold in the state's claims management plan that is submitted for approval to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) , Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) . The bill would require the department to establish a minimum statewide cost-effective threshold if the claims management plan includes that threshold and the USDA FNS approves the plan. The bill would require the department to submit a report to the Legislature detailing the results of the analysis, as specified, if the department determines that it does not have adequate information to set the minimum statewide cost-effective threshold described above. Existing federal law requires, if the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States determines that there has been negligence or fraud on part of a state in the certification of applicant households, the state to deposit into the Treasury of the United States, a sum equal to the face value of any benefits issued as a result of the negligence or fraud. Existing federal law authorizes the secretary, if he or she determines that a state overissued benefits to a substantial number of households in a fiscal year as a result of a major systemic error by the state, to prohibit the state from collecting these overissuances and requires the secretary to establish a claim against the state equal to the value of the overissuance caused by the systemic error. This bill would require a county human services agency to notify the department when a mass overissuance, as defined, has been identified, and to include in the notification information about whether the mass overissuance was caused by specified events. The bill would require the department to report mass overissuances to the USDA FNS, in accordance with federal law and guidance. By increasing the duties of local officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 388, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2583.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 2968.) Ordered to the Senate.

  8. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read third time and amended.

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Calderon.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  13. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 23).

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

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 11).

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

  17. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

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

  19. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1317.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  20. Published May 26 at 10 a.m.

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

  22. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1181.) (May 25).

  23. Set for hearing May 25.

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

  25. Set for hearing May 15.

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

  27. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 849.) (April 25).

  28. Set for hearing April 25.

  29. March 28 hearing postponed by committee.

  30. Set for hearing March 28.

  31. Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

  32. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 12.

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Special Consent Calendar # SB278

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
Bradford — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Newman — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — 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 278 Wiener Senate Third Reading By STONE

Passed 75 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 54103
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 75103
% of votes cast 95%1%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Harper — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Burke — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — 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
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. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11002
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 15002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Not Voting
Brough — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Fong — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 5000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Portantino — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Newman — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — 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 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
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — 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
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 278 do?
Existing law provides for 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 law requires each county human services agency to carry out the local administrative responsibilities of this program, subject to the supervision of the State Department of Social Services and to rules and regulations adopted by the department. Existing law requires current and future CalFresh benefits to be reduced, as specified, to recover an overissuance caused by administrative error if required by federal law, or if the overissuance exceeds $125 or the minimum cost-effective threshold for collecting overissuances that the department is authorized to establish, whichever is greater. This bill would require the department, by January 1, 2019, to finalize an analysis and determine whether it has adequate information to set a minimum statewide cost-effective threshold for collecting overissuances that are greater than $125, and, if it has adequate information, to include that greater threshold in the state's claims management plan that is submitted for approval to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) , Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) . The bill would require the department to establish a minimum statewide cost-effective threshold if the claims management plan includes that threshold and the USDA FNS approves the plan. The bill would require the department to submit a report to the Legislature detailing the results of the analysis, as specified, if the department determines that it does not have adequate information to set the minimum statewide cost-effective threshold described above. Existing federal law requires, if the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States determines that there has been negligence or fraud on part of a state in the certification of applicant households, the state to deposit into the Treasury of the United States, a sum equal to the face value of any benefits issued as a result of the negligence or fraud. Existing federal law authorizes the secretary, if he or she determines that a state overissued benefits to a substantial number of households in a fiscal year as a result of a major systemic error by the state, to prohibit the state from collecting these overissuances and requires the secretary to establish a claim against the state equal to the value of the overissuance caused by the systemic error. This bill would require a county human services agency to notify the department when a mass overissuance, as defined, has been identified, and to include in the notification information about whether the mass overissuance was caused by specified events. The bill would require the department to report mass overissuances to the USDA FNS, in accordance with federal law and guidance. By increasing the duties of local officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 278?
SB 278 is sponsored by Wiener, Scott D. (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 278?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2017. Enacted.
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