California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2152 — CalFresh: able-bodied adults without dependents.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 federal law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) , known in California as CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Existing federal law limits a participant who is an able-bodied adult without dependents (ABAWD) to 3 months of CalFresh benefits in a 3-year period unless that participant has met specified work participation requirements. Existing law also exempts certain adults from the ABAWD time limit, including persons determined to be medically certified as physically or mentally unfit for employment, which are persons who receive temporary or permanent disability benefits issued by governmental or private sources, who are obviously mentally or physically unfit for employment, or who provide a statement from specified appropriate medical personnel stating that the person is physically or mentally unfit for employment. This bill would require the department, in consultation with public health officials and CalFresh advocates, among others, by July 1, 2019, to define "food insecurity" for purposes of the bill, develop a tool that would screen for food insecurity and other basic needs deprivation, and to issue guidance that includes a copy of the screening tool and instructions for verifying when a person is "unfit for employment" following a screening that has determined that he or she is food insecure or deprived of their basic needs. To the extent that the bill would expand eligibility for CalFresh, it 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. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 63. Noes 14. Page 6618.).

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 7. Page 5519.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 16).

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

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. 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.

  11. Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 19. Page 5376.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 16).

  16. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Read second time and amended.

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 24).

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

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

  21. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Weber · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Weber

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2152 WEBER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 63 Yea · 14 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 461101
Democratic 16000
Republican 1302
Total 631403
% of votes cast 79%18%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Mathis — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Ting — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Low — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chau — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Levine — Yea
Fong — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
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 Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2152 Weber By Leyva

Passed 31 Yea · 7 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26702
Democratic 5000
Total 31702
% of votes cast 78%18%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Cannella — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Monning — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chang — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Not Voting
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 6 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5100
Democratic 1000
Total 6100
% of votes cast 86%14%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Portantino — 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
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 2152 WEBER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 19 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 401403
Democratic 15000
Republican 1500
Total 561903
% of votes cast 72%24%0%4%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Not Voting
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Low — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gray — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Fong — Nay
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Levine — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Baker — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Voepel — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Cunningham — Nay
Daly — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
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 Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9400
Democratic 3000
Republican 0100
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Fong — Nay
Chau — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2152 do?
Existing federal law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) , known in California as CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Existing federal law limits a participant who is an able-bodied adult without dependents (ABAWD) to 3 months of CalFresh benefits in a 3-year period unless that participant has met specified work participation requirements. Existing law also exempts certain adults from the ABAWD time limit, including persons determined to be medically certified as physically or mentally unfit for employment, which are persons who receive temporary or permanent disability benefits issued by governmental or private sources, who are obviously mentally or physically unfit for employment, or who provide a statement from specified appropriate medical personnel stating that the person is physically or mentally unfit for employment. This bill would require the department, in consultation with public health officials and CalFresh advocates, among others, by July 1, 2019, to define "food insecurity" for purposes of the bill, develop a tool that would screen for food insecurity and other basic needs deprivation, and to issue guidance that includes a copy of the screening tool and instructions for verifying when a person is "unfit for employment" following a screening that has determined that he or she is food insecure or deprived of their basic needs. To the extent that the bill would expand eligibility for CalFresh, it 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 AB 2152?
AB 2152 is sponsored by Weber.
What is the current status of AB 2152?
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 2152?
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