AB 534 is sponsored by Chen, Phillip (Republican), Mayes, Mathis, Dodd, Wiener, Scott D. (Democratic), Wilk, Chang, Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. (Democratic), and Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic).

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California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 3 D · 1 R cosponsors

AB 534 — Social services: access to food.

Last action February 03, 2020 — From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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Introduced
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In Committee
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Passed Assembly
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Passed Senate
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To Executive
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Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.

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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 state law authorizes a county to deliver CalFresh benefits through the use of an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) acceptance system. Existing law, until January 1, 2022, encourages the Regents of the University of California, requires the Trustees of the California State University, and authorizes the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, to designate as a "hunger-free campus" each of the institutions' respective campuses that meet specified criteria, including having a campus employee designated to help ensure that students have the information they need to enroll in CalFresh. This bill would require the State Department of Social Services, the State Department of Public Health, the State Department of Education, and the Department of Food and Agriculture, to develop a plan to end hunger. The bill would require the State Department of Social Services to serve as the lead agency for the development of the plan. The bill would require the plan to be distributed to the Legislature no later than January 1, 2021, and would establish criteria for the plan, including that the plan establish a budget of $11,500,000, contingent upon an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or other measure, for the Department of Food and Agriculture to support local food hub efforts. The bill would also require the plan to request the Regents of the University of California, and direct the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, to develop systems that allow EBT cards to be used on their respective campuses, and present a report to the Assembly Select Committee on Campus Climate on the progress that has been made, by July 1, 2020.

Bill Text

Amended 03/28/19 - Amended Assembly Current pdf March 28, 2019
Introduced 02/13/19 - Introduced pdf February 13, 2019
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Action History

February 03, 2020
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
January 31, 2020
Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
May 16, 2019
In committee: Held under submission.
May 08, 2019
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
April 25, 2019
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
April 10, 2019
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.
April 10, 2019
Coauthors revised.
April 01, 2019
Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
March 28, 2019
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
March 26, 2019
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
February 21, 2019
Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and AGRI.
February 14, 2019
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
February 13, 2019
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Mayes

Not signed on (113)

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Votes

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

April 25, 2019

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	7	0	0	0
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Republican	1	0	0	0
Total	11	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (11)

Member	Party	Vote
Salas	—	Yea
Mathis	—	Yea
Levine	—	Yea
Quirk	—	Yea
Cunningham	—	Yea
Eggman	—	Yea
Jones-Sawyer	—	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Agriculture] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

April 09, 2019

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	4	0	0	0
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Republican	1	0	0	0
Total	8	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (8)

Member	Party	Vote
Friedman	—	Yea
Mathis	—	Yea
Maienschein	—	Yea
Mark Stone	—	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Yea

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Subjects

public-safety education agriculture

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 534 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 state law authorizes a county to deliver CalFresh benefits through the use of an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) acceptance system. Existing law, until January 1, 2022, encourages the Regents of the University of California, requires the Trustees of the California State University, and authorizes the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, to designate as a "hunger-free campus" each of the institutions' respective campuses that meet specified criteria, including having a campus employee designated to help ensure that students have the information they need to enroll in CalFresh. This bill would require the State Department of Social Services, the State Department of Public Health, the State Department of Education, and the Department of Food and Agriculture, to develop a plan to end hunger. The bill would require the State Department of Social Services to serve as the lead agency for the development of the plan. The bill would require the plan to be distributed to the Legislature no later than January 1, 2021, and would establish criteria for the plan, including that the plan establish a budget of $11,500,000, contingent upon an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or other measure, for the Department of Food and Agriculture to support local food hub efforts. The bill would also require the plan to request the Regents of the University of California, and direct the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, to develop systems that allow EBT cards to be used on their respective campuses, and present a report to the Assembly Select Committee on Campus Climate on the progress that has been made, by July 1, 2020.
Who sponsors AB 534?: AB 534 is sponsored by Chen, Phillip (Republican), Mayes, Mathis, Dodd, Wiener, Scott D. (Democratic), Wilk, Chang, Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. (Democratic), and Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 534?: This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 534?: Track AB 534 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

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At a glance

Identifier: AB 534
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 13, 2019
Status: In Committee
Prime sponsor: Mayes

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