California 2009-2010, 4th Special Session Status: Enacted

AB 7 — Public social services: statewide enrollment process.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 7, Statutes of 2009-10 Fourth Extraordinary Session.

  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 July 02, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing federal law provides for allocation of federal funds through the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant program to eligible states, with California's version of this program being known as the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program. Under the CalWORKs program each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families and individuals who meet specified eligibility criteria. Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income persons are provided with health care services. Existing law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; formerly the Food Stamp Program) , a federal program administered at the state level by the State Department of Social Services, under which each county provides nutrition assistance benefits to eligible households. This bill, notwithstanding any other law, would authorize the State Department of Health Care Services and the State Department of Social Services to implement a centralized statewide eligibility and enrollment process for the CalWORKs program, the Medi-Cal program, and SNAP. The bill would declare the intent of the Legislature that the development of the process achieve specified outcomes. This bill would designate the powers and duties of the departments with respect to the development of the centralized eligibility and enrollment process, including the development of a comprehensive plan, which the bill would require the departments to submit to the fiscal and applicable policy committees of the Legislature, at least 45 days prior to a request for an appropriation. The bill would authorize the departments to implement the plan, subsequent to receiving statutory authorization and an appropriation, as specified. This bill would require the departments to convene a stakeholder steering committee for consultation in the development of the statewide eligibility and enrollment determination process and comprehensive plan. Implementation of the bill would be contingent upon the availability of federal financial participation for its purposes. This bill would provide that it would not change, or in any manner modify, eligibility for the CalWORKS program, the Medi-Cal program, or SNAP. This bill would provide for the implementation of its provisions through all-county letters or similar instructions, but would also provide the departments emergency regulation authority, as specified. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on July 1, 2009. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on July 1, 2009, pursuant to the California Constitution.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 7, Statutes of 2009-10 Fourth Extraordinary Session.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 46. Noes 30. Page 75.)

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended.

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 15. Page 61.)

  8. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 43.)

  9. Senate Rule 29.3 suspended.

  10. (Ayes 37. Noes 1. Page 43.)

  11. Joint Rule 10.5 suspended.

  12. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading.

  13. Read second time. To third reading.

  14. Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on second reading file.

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

  16. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 47. Noes 2. Page 25.)

  17. Read second time. To third reading.

  18. Ordered to second reading.

  19. Without reference to committee.

  20. From printer.

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Evans · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Evans

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB7 EVANS Concurrence in Senate Amendments Fourth Extraordinary Session

Passed 55 Yea · 33 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 512903
Democratic 2300
Republican 2100
Total 553303
% of votes cast 60%36%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Cook — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Eng — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Yamada — Nay
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Chesbro — Nay
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
De — Nay
La — Nay
Torre — Nay
Bonnie — Nay
Salas — Nay
Portantino — Not Voting
Furutani — Nay
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Not Voting
Hall — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Nay
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Nay
Hill — Nay
Huffman — Nay
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Nay
Monning — Nay
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Nay
Solorio — Nay
Swanson — Nay
Torres — Nay
Torrico — Nay
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Nay
Blumenfield — Nay
Brownley — Nay
Buchanan — Nay
Hayashi — Nay
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Nay
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Nay
Villines — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Nay
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Assembly 3rd Reading AB7 Evans By Hollingsworth

Passed 25 Yea · 16 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221500
Democratic 2100
Republican 1000
Total 251600
% of votes cast 61%39%0%0%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Nay
Correa — Nay
DeSaulnier — Nay
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Yee — Nay
Cogdill — Yea
Cox — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hancock — Nay
Negrete — Nay
Cedillo — Nay
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Nay
Leno — Nay
McLeod — Nay
Ducheny — Nay
Dutton — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Nay
Romero — Nay
Simitian — Nay
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Liu — Nay
Maldonado — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB7 EVANS Assembly Third Reading Fourth Extraordinary Session

Passed 55 Yea · 3 Nay · 33 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 512030
Democratic 4001
Republican 0102
Total 553033
% of votes cast 60%3%0%36%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Emmerson — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Not Voting
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Nay
Conway — Not Voting
Bill — Not Voting
Berryhill — Not Voting
Tom — Not Voting
Berryhill — Not Voting
Charles — Not Voting
Fuller — Not Voting
Garrick — Not Voting
Fletcher — Not Voting
Gaines — Not Voting
Hagman — Not Voting
Harkey — Not Voting
Cook — Not Voting
Knight — Not Voting
Logue — Not Voting
Nestande — Not Voting
Nielsen — Not Voting
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Duvall — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Not Voting
Adams — Not Voting
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Not Voting
Krekorian — Not Voting
Miller — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Niello, Roger W. Republican Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 7 do?
Existing federal law provides for allocation of federal funds through the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant program to eligible states, with California's version of this program being known as the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program. Under the CalWORKs program each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families and individuals who meet specified eligibility criteria. Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income persons are provided with health care services. Existing law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; formerly the Food Stamp Program) , a federal program administered at the state level by the State Department of Social Services, under which each county provides nutrition assistance benefits to eligible households. This bill, notwithstanding any other law, would authorize the State Department of Health Care Services and the State Department of Social Services to implement a centralized statewide eligibility and enrollment process for the CalWORKs program, the Medi-Cal program, and SNAP. The bill would declare the intent of the Legislature that the development of the process achieve specified outcomes. This bill would designate the powers and duties of the departments with respect to the development of the centralized eligibility and enrollment process, including the development of a comprehensive plan, which the bill would require the departments to submit to the fiscal and applicable policy committees of the Legislature, at least 45 days prior to a request for an appropriation. The bill would authorize the departments to implement the plan, subsequent to receiving statutory authorization and an appropriation, as specified. This bill would require the departments to convene a stakeholder steering committee for consultation in the development of the statewide eligibility and enrollment determination process and comprehensive plan. Implementation of the bill would be contingent upon the availability of federal financial participation for its purposes. This bill would provide that it would not change, or in any manner modify, eligibility for the CalWORKS program, the Medi-Cal program, or SNAP. This bill would provide for the implementation of its provisions through all-county letters or similar instructions, but would also provide the departments emergency regulation authority, as specified. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on July 1, 2009. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on July 1, 2009, pursuant to the California Constitution.
Who sponsors AB 7?
AB 7 is sponsored by Evans.
What is the current status of AB 7?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced July 02, 2009. Enacted.
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