SBX1 2: Budget Act of 2024.
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2025-02-07
Current Status:
Passed
(2025-02-07: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 4, Statutes of 2025.)
Introduced
In Committee
Awaiting First Chamber Vote
Passed First Chamber
In Committee
Awaiting Second Chamber Vote
Passed Second Chamber
Enacted
What does this bill do?
The bill adds about $25 million to the 2024 state budget to fund civil legal aid and immigration-related legal help, directing grants to nonprofit legal services and immigration defense providers. Specifically, $10 million is for civil legal services via the Judicial Council/Legal Services Trust Fund for low‑income people at risk of detention, deportation, eviction, wage theft, or intimate partner violence; $10 million funds immigration services including defense against deportation through the Department of Social Services; and $5 million supplements the Judicial Council’s Access to Justice grants, with agencies required to report awardees and amounts to the Legislature.
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The Budget Act of 2024 made appropriations for the support of state government for the 202425 fiscal year.
This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2024 by making changes to existing appropriations, as provided.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a Budget Bill.
The Budget Act of 2024 made appropriations for the support of state government for the 202425 fiscal year.
This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2024 by making changes to existing appropriations, as provided.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a Budget Bill.
The Budget Act of 2024 made appropriations for the support of state government for the 202425 fiscal year.
This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2024 by making changes to existing appropriations, as provided.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a Budget Bill.
Existing law establishes the Department of Justice, under the direction and control of the Attorney General, and makes the department responsible for investigation and enforcement of various laws.This bill would appropriate $500,000 to the department to pay the department for federal litigation expenses. The bill would require the department to report certain information regarding funds used pursuant to this bill and other law and to maintain an internet website, as specified. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2029.This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.Existing law establishes the Department of Justice, under the direction and control of the Attorney General, and makes the department responsible for investigation and enforcement of various laws.
This bill would appropriate $500,000 to the department to pay the department for federal litigation expenses. The bill would require the department to report certain information regarding funds used pursuant to this bill and other law and to maintain an internet website, as specified. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2029.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
(a)Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Finance shall augment the following items of appropriation in Section 2.00 as specified:
(1)(A)$10,000,000 to Item 0250-101-0001 to be distributed by the Judicial Council, through the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission of the State Bar, as grants to qualified legal services projects and support centers, as defined in Sections 6213 to 6215, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code, to provide civil legal services for indigent persons. The Legal Services Trust Fund Commission shall make the grant award determinations pursuant to the formula described in Section 6216 of the Business and Professions Code, after the organizations affirm they are providing qualifying services and will use the funds to provide legal services to vulnerable persons at risk of detention, deportation, eviction, wage theft, intimate partner violence, and other actions that put their safety at risk, as a result of potential or actual federal actions. The minimum grant award amount shall be $25,000, and grant funds shall not be distributed pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 6216 of the Business and Professions Code. Up to 2.5 percent of the amount described in this paragraph shall be available for administrative costs.
(B)Following the award of all funding made available pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Judicial Council shall provide a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee that includes, at a minimum, the grant awardees, grant amounts, and grant period.
(2)(A)$10,000,000 to Item 5180-151-0001 to be available for grants or contracts, and state operations, under the authority of Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Section 13300) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code with organizations qualified pursuant to that chapter, to provide immigration-related services, including removal defense.
(B)Upon approval of the Department of Finance, funds made available pursuant to subparagraph (A) may be transferred to Item 5180-001-0001 to implement and administer immigration-related services.
(C)Following the award of funding made available pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Department of Social Services shall provide written notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee on the distribution of funds made available pursuant to subparagraph (A). The notification shall include, at a minimum, the grant awardees, grant amounts, and grant period, and the amount and intended purpose of any funds transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B).
(3)(A)$5,000,000 to Item 0250-101-0001 to be available to be distributed through the Judicial Council as a supplement to its existing contract with the California Access to Justice Commission as a one-time expansion of the commissions grants to nonprofit providers of legal services. Of this amount, not more than 2.5 percent shall be available for administrative costs.
(B)Following the award of all funding made available pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Judicial Council shall provide a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee that includes, at a minimum, the grant awardees, grant amounts, and grant period. Any required reports to the Judicial Council shall be provided 90 days after the end of the supplemental funding grant period.
(b)Funds allocated pursuant to this section shall be available for encumbrance until June 30, 2026, and for expenditure until June 30, 2028.
SEC. 2.Section 99.50 of the Budget Act of 2024 is amended to read:SEC. 99.50.INDEX FOR CONTROL SECTIONS
The following is an index to the general sections of this act. These sections serve to define terms and identify restrictions concerning the appropriations contained in this act.
| 1.00 | Budget Act Citation |
| 1.50 | Intent and Format |
| 1.51 | Citations to Prior Budget Acts |
| 1.80 | Availability of Appropriations |
| 2.00 | Items of Appropriation |
| 3.00 | Defines Purposes of Appropriations |
| 3.10 | Subschedule Transfers for Capital Projects |
| 3.50 | Benefit Charges Against Salaries and Wages |
| 3.60 | Contribution to Public Employees Retirement Benefits |
| 3.61 | Contribution to Prefund Other Postemployment Benefits |
| 4.05 | Budget Adjustment Authority |
| 4.11 | Position Vacancy Report |
| 4.12 | Vacant Position Savings |
| 4.13 | AB 85 Repayments to Counties |
| 4.20 | Contribution to Public Employees Contingency Reserve Fund |
| 4.30 | Lease-Revenue Payment Adjustments |
| 4.72 | Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure |
| 4.75 | Statewide Surcharge |
| 4.80 | State Public Works Board Interim Financing |
| 4.90 | Architectural Revolving Fund Transfer |
| 4.95 | Inmate and Ward Construction Revolving Account Transfer |
| 5.25 | Attorneys Fees |
| 5.26 | Legal Services Grant Funding |
| 6.00 | Project Alterations Limits |
| 8.00 | Antiterrorism Federal Reimbursements |
| 8.50 | Federal Funds Receipts |
| 8.51 | Federal Funds Accounts |
| 8.52 | Federal Reimbursements |
| 8.53 | Notice of Federal Audits |
| 8.54 | Enforce Recovery of Federal Funds for Statewide Indirect Costs |
| 8.75 | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act |
| 9.30 | Federal Levy of State Funds |
| 9.50 | Minor Capital Outlay Projects |
| 11.00 | Information Technology Reporting Requirements |
| 11.10 | Reporting of Statewide Software License Agreements |
| 11.11 | Privacy of Information in Pay Stubs |
| 11.93 | Disaster Response-Emergency Operations Account Reconciliation Adjustments |
| 11.95 | Federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Home and Community-Based Services Funding |
| 11.96 | Coronavirus Fiscal Relief |
| 11.97 | State Appropriation Limit Excludable Federal Fund Appropriations for Capital Outlay |
| 12.00 | State Appropriations Limit (SAL) |
| 12.30 | Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties |
| 12.32 | Proposition 98-Funding Guarantee |
| 12.35 | Financial Aid Policy Change Requirements |
| 12.45 | June to July Payroll Deferral |
| 13.00 | Legislative Counsel Bureau |
| 13.40 | Budgetary Loan Borrowing from Special Funds |
| 14.00 | Special Fund Loans Between Boards of the Department of Consumer Affairs |
| 15.14 | Allocation of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund |
| 15.25 | Data Center Rate Adjustment |
| 15.45 | Trial Court Funding Offsets |
| 15.80 | Reparations Legislation Funding |
| 20.00 | Reappropriations and Reversions |
| 24.00 | State School Fund Allocations |
| 24.03 | Reading Control |
| 24.30 | Transfer School Building Rental Income to the General Fund |
| 24.60 | Report of Lottery Funds Received |
| 24.70 | Local Educational Agency Fiscal Accountability |
| 25.40 | Contracted Fiscal Services Costs |
| 25.50 | SCO Apportionment Payment System Assessments |
| 26.00 | Intraschedule Transfers |
| 28.00 | Program Change Notification |
| 28.50 | Agency Reimbursement Payments |
| 29.00 | Position Estimates of Governors Budget, May Revision, and Final Change Book |
| 30.00 | Continuous Appropriations |
| 31.00 | Budget Act Administrative Procedures for Salaries and Wages |
| 32.00 | Prohibits Excess Expenditures |
| 33.00 | Item Veto Severability |
| 34.00 | Constitutional Severability |
| 35.21 | Application of Net Final Payment Accrual Methodology |
| 35.35 | FI$CalShort-Term Cash Loans |
| 35.50 | Estimated General Fund Revenues and Various Estimates Related to the Budget Stabilization Account |
| 38.00 | Provides That This Bill Is a Budget Bill |
| 39.00 | Identification of Bills Related to the Budget Bill |
| 99.00 | Alphabetical Organization Index |
| 99.50 | Numerical Control Section Index |
This act is a Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall take effect immediately.
(a)Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Finance shall augment the following items of appropriation in Section 2.00 as specified:
(1)(A)$10,000,000 to Item 0250-101-0001 to be distributed by the Judicial Council, through the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission of the State Bar, as grants to qualified legal services projects and support centers, as defined in Sections 6213 to 6215, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code, to provide civil legal services for indigent persons. The Legal Services Trust Fund Commission shall make the grant award determinations pursuant to the formula described in Section 6216 of the Business and Professions Code, after the organizations affirm they are providing qualifying services and will use the funds to provide legal services to vulnerable persons at risk of detention, deportation, eviction, wage theft, intimate partner violence, and other actions that put their safety at risk, as a result of potential or actual federal actions. The minimum grant award amount shall be $25,000, and grant funds shall not be distributed pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 6216 of the Business and Professions Code. Up to 2.5 percent of the amount described in this paragraph shall be available for administrative costs.
(B)Following the award of all funding made available pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Judicial Council shall provide a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee that includes, at a minimum, the grant awardees, grant amounts, and grant period.
(2)(A)$10,000,000 to Item 5180-151-0001 to be available for grants or contracts, and state operations, under the authority of Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Section 13300) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code with organizations qualified pursuant to that chapter, to provide immigration-related services, including removal defense.
(B)Upon approval of the Department of Finance, funds made available pursuant to subparagraph (A) may be transferred to Item 5180-001-0001 to implement and administer immigration-related services.
(C)Following the award of funding made available pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Department of Social Services shall provide written notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee on the distribution of funds made available pursuant to subparagraph (A). The notification shall include, at a minimum, the grant awardees, grant amounts, and grant period, and the amount and intended purpose of any funds transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B).
(3)(A)$5,000,000 to Item 0250-101-0001 to be available to be distributed through the Judicial Council as a supplement to its existing contract with the California Access to Justice Commission as a one-time expansion of the commissions grants to nonprofit providers of legal services. Of this amount, not more than 2.5 percent shall be available for administrative costs.
(B)Following the award of all funding made available pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Judicial Council shall provide a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee that includes, at a minimum, the grant awardees, grant amounts, and grant period. Any required reports to the Judicial Council shall be provided 90 days after the end of the supplemental funding grant period.
(b)Funds allocated pursuant to this section shall be available for encumbrance until June 30, 2026, and for expenditure until June 30, 2028.
SEC. 2.Section 99.50 of the Budget Act of 2024 is amended to read:SEC. 99.50.INDEX FOR CONTROL SECTIONS
The following is an index to the general sections of this act. These sections serve to define terms and identify restrictions concerning the appropriations contained in this act.
| 1.00 | Budget Act Citation |
| 1.50 | Intent and Format |
| 1.51 | Citations to Prior Budget Acts |
| 1.80 | Availability of Appropriations |
| 2.00 | Items of Appropriation |
| 3.00 | Defines Purposes of Appropriations |
| 3.10 | Subschedule Transfers for Capital Projects |
| 3.50 | Benefit Charges Against Salaries and Wages |
| 3.60 | Contribution to Public Employees Retirement Benefits |
| 3.61 | Contribution to Prefund Other Postemployment Benefits |
| 4.05 | Budget Adjustment Authority |
| 4.11 | Position Vacancy Report |
| 4.12 | Vacant Position Savings |
| 4.13 | AB 85 Repayments to Counties |
| 4.20 | Contribution to Public Employees Contingency Reserve Fund |
| 4.30 | Lease-Revenue Payment Adjustments |
| 4.72 | Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure |
| 4.75 | Statewide Surcharge |
| 4.80 | State Public Works Board Interim Financing |
| 4.90 | Architectural Revolving Fund Transfer |
| 4.95 | Inmate and Ward Construction Revolving Account Transfer |
| 5.25 | Attorneys Fees |
| 5.26 | Legal Services Grant Funding |
| 6.00 | Project Alterations Limits |
| 8.00 | Antiterrorism Federal Reimbursements |
| 8.50 | Federal Funds Receipts |
| 8.51 | Federal Funds Accounts |
| 8.52 | Federal Reimbursements |
| 8.53 | Notice of Federal Audits |
| 8.54 | Enforce Recovery of Federal Funds for Statewide Indirect Costs |
| 8.75 | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act |
| 9.30 | Federal Levy of State Funds |
| 9.50 | Minor Capital Outlay Projects |
| 11.00 | Information Technology Reporting Requirements |
| 11.10 | Reporting of Statewide Software License Agreements |
| 11.11 | Privacy of Information in Pay Stubs |
| 11.93 | Disaster Response-Emergency Operations Account Reconciliation Adjustments |
| 11.95 | Federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Home and Community-Based Services Funding |
| 11.96 | Coronavirus Fiscal Relief |
| 11.97 | State Appropriation Limit Excludable Federal Fund Appropriations for Capital Outlay |
| 12.00 | State Appropriations Limit (SAL) |
| 12.30 | Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties |
| 12.32 | Proposition 98-Funding Guarantee |
| 12.35 | Financial Aid Policy Change Requirements |
| 12.45 | June to July Payroll Deferral |
| 13.00 | Legislative Counsel Bureau |
| 13.40 | Budgetary Loan Borrowing from Special Funds |
| 14.00 | Special Fund Loans Between Boards of the Department of Consumer Affairs |
| 15.14 | Allocation of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund |
| 15.25 | Data Center Rate Adjustment |
| 15.45 | Trial Court Funding Offsets |
| 15.80 | Reparations Legislation Funding |
| 20.00 | Reappropriations and Reversions |
| 24.00 | State School Fund Allocations |
| 24.03 | Reading Control |
| 24.30 | Transfer School Building Rental Income to the General Fund |
| 24.60 | Report of Lottery Funds Received |
| 24.70 | Local Educational Agency Fiscal Accountability |
| 25.40 | Contracted Fiscal Services Costs |
| 25.50 | SCO Apportionment Payment System Assessments |
| 26.00 | Intraschedule Transfers |
| 28.00 | Program Change Notification |
| 28.50 | Agency Reimbursement Payments |
| 29.00 | Position Estimates of Governors Budget, May Revision, and Final Change Book |
| 30.00 | Continuous Appropriations |
| 31.00 | Budget Act Administrative Procedures for Salaries and Wages |
| 32.00 | Prohibits Excess Expenditures |
| 33.00 | Item Veto Severability |
| 34.00 | Constitutional Severability |
| 35.21 | Application of Net Final Payment Accrual Methodology |
| 35.35 | FI$CalShort-Term Cash Loans |
| 35.50 | Estimated General Fund Revenues and Various Estimates Related to the Budget Stabilization Account |
| 38.00 | Provides That This Bill Is a Budget Bill |
| 39.00 | Identification of Bills Related to the Budget Bill |
| 99.00 | Alphabetical Organization Index |
| 99.50 | Numerical Control Section Index |
This act is a Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall take effect immediately.
(a)Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Finance shall augment the following items of appropriation in Section 2.00 as specified:
(1)(A)$10,000,000 to Item 0250-101-0001 to be distributed by the Judicial Council, through the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission of the State Bar, as grants to qualified legal services projects and support centers, as defined in Sections 6213 to 6215, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code, to provide civil legal services for indigent persons. The Legal Services Trust Fund Commission shall make the grant award determinations pursuant to the formula described in Section 6216 of the Business and Professions Code, after the organizations affirm they are providing qualifying services and will use the funds to provide legal services to vulnerable persons at risk of detention, deportation, eviction, wage theft, intimate partner violence, and other actions that put their safety at risk, as a result of potential or actual federal actions. The minimum grant award amount shall be $25,000, and grant funds shall not be distributed pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 6216 of the Business and Professions Code. Up to 2.5 percent of the amount described in this paragraph shall be available for administrative costs.
(B)Following the award of all funding made available pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Judicial Council shall provide a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee that includes, at a minimum, the grant awardees, grant amounts, and grant period.
(2)(A)$10,000,000 to Item 5180-151-0001 to be available for grants or contracts, and state operations, under the authority of Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Section 13300) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code with organizations qualified pursuant to that chapter, to provide immigration-related services, including removal defense.
(B)Upon approval of the Department of Finance, funds made available pursuant to subparagraph (A) may be transferred to Item 5180-001-0001 to implement and administer immigration-related services.
(C)Following the award of funding made available pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Department of Social Services shall provide written notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee on the distribution of funds made available pursuant to subparagraph (A). The notification shall include, at a minimum, the grant awardees, grant amounts, and grant period, and the amount and intended purpose of any funds transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B).
(3)(A)$5,000,000 to Item 0250-101-0001 to be available to be distributed through the Judicial Council as a supplement to its existing contract with the California Access to Justice Commission as a one-time expansion of the commissions grants to nonprofit providers of legal services. Of this amount, not more than 2.5 percent shall be available for administrative costs.
(B)Following the award of all funding made available pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Judicial Council shall provide a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee that includes, at a minimum, the grant awardees, grant amounts, and grant period. Any required reports to the Judicial Council shall be provided 90 days after the end of the supplemental funding grant period.
(b)Funds allocated pursuant to this section shall be available for encumbrance until June 30, 2026, and for expenditure until June 30, 2028.
SEC. 2.Section 99.50 of the Budget Act of 2024 is amended to read:SEC. 99.50.INDEX FOR CONTROL SECTIONS
The following is an index to the general sections of this act. These sections serve to define terms and identify restrictions concerning the appropriations contained in this act.
| 1.00 | Budget Act Citation |
| 1.50 | Intent and Format |
| 1.51 | Citations to Prior Budget Acts |
| 1.80 | Availability of Appropriations |
| 2.00 | Items of Appropriation |
| 3.00 | Defines Purposes of Appropriations |
| 3.10 | Subschedule Transfers for Capital Projects |
| 3.50 | Benefit Charges Against Salaries and Wages |
| 3.60 | Contribution to Public Employees Retirement Benefits |
| 3.61 | Contribution to Prefund Other Postemployment Benefits |
| 4.05 | Budget Adjustment Authority |
| 4.11 | Position Vacancy Report |
| 4.12 | Vacant Position Savings |
| 4.13 | AB 85 Repayments to Counties |
| 4.20 | Contribution to Public Employees Contingency Reserve Fund |
| 4.30 | Lease-Revenue Payment Adjustments |
| 4.72 | Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure |
| 4.75 | Statewide Surcharge |
| 4.80 | State Public Works Board Interim Financing |
| 4.90 | Architectural Revolving Fund Transfer |
| 4.95 | Inmate and Ward Construction Revolving Account Transfer |
| 5.25 | Attorneys Fees |
| 5.26 | Legal Services Grant Funding |
| 6.00 | Project Alterations Limits |
| 8.00 | Antiterrorism Federal Reimbursements |
| 8.50 | Federal Funds Receipts |
| 8.51 | Federal Funds Accounts |
| 8.52 | Federal Reimbursements |
| 8.53 | Notice of Federal Audits |
| 8.54 | Enforce Recovery of Federal Funds for Statewide Indirect Costs |
| 8.75 | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act |
| 9.30 | Federal Levy of State Funds |
| 9.50 | Minor Capital Outlay Projects |
| 11.00 | Information Technology Reporting Requirements |
| 11.10 | Reporting of Statewide Software License Agreements |
| 11.11 | Privacy of Information in Pay Stubs |
| 11.93 | Disaster Response-Emergency Operations Account Reconciliation Adjustments |
| 11.95 | Federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Home and Community-Based Services Funding |
| 11.96 | Coronavirus Fiscal Relief |
| 11.97 | State Appropriation Limit Excludable Federal Fund Appropriations for Capital Outlay |
| 12.00 | State Appropriations Limit (SAL) |
| 12.30 | Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties |
| 12.32 | Proposition 98-Funding Guarantee |
| 12.35 | Financial Aid Policy Change Requirements |
| 12.45 | June to July Payroll Deferral |
| 13.00 | Legislative Counsel Bureau |
| 13.40 | Budgetary Loan Borrowing from Special Funds |
| 14.00 | Special Fund Loans Between Boards of the Department of Consumer Affairs |
| 15.14 | Allocation of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund |
| 15.25 | Data Center Rate Adjustment |
| 15.45 | Trial Court Funding Offsets |
| 15.80 | Reparations Legislation Funding |
| 20.00 | Reappropriations and Reversions |
| 24.00 | State School Fund Allocations |
| 24.03 | Reading Control |
| 24.30 | Transfer School Building Rental Income to the General Fund |
| 24.60 | Report of Lottery Funds Received |
| 24.70 | Local Educational Agency Fiscal Accountability |
| 25.40 | Contracted Fiscal Services Costs |
| 25.50 | SCO Apportionment Payment System Assessments |
| 26.00 | Intraschedule Transfers |
| 28.00 | Program Change Notification |
| 28.50 | Agency Reimbursement Payments |
| 29.00 | Position Estimates of Governors Budget, May Revision, and Final Change Book |
| 30.00 | Continuous Appropriations |
| 31.00 | Budget Act Administrative Procedures for Salaries and Wages |
| 32.00 | Prohibits Excess Expenditures |
| 33.00 | Item Veto Severability |
| 34.00 | Constitutional Severability |
| 35.21 | Application of Net Final Payment Accrual Methodology |
| 35.35 | FI$CalShort-Term Cash Loans |
| 35.50 | Estimated General Fund Revenues and Various Estimates Related to the Budget Stabilization Account |
| 38.00 | Provides That This Bill Is a Budget Bill |
| 39.00 | Identification of Bills Related to the Budget Bill |
| 99.00 | Alphabetical Organization Index |
| 99.50 | Numerical Control Section Index |
This act is a Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall take effect immediately.
SECTION 1.The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(a)On November 6, 2024, it became clear that Donald J. Trump had won election as President of the United States, setting the stage for President-elect Trump to assume office for a second term on January 20, 2025.(b)The track record of the first Trump Administration, combined with the statements made by President-elect Trump on the campaign trail, as well as statements and policy papers issued by individuals close to his campaign and by Republican congressional leadership, indicate the consequences of his presidency for California residents and taxpayers may be significant and immediate, including: continuing the assault on reproductive freedom by limiting access to medication abortion, expanding conscience objections for employers and providers, and pursuing a national abortion ban; undoing clean vehicle policies that are critical to combating climate change and dismantling other longstanding environmental protections for clean air and clean water; repealing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and reinstituting immigration policies that lead to family separations; withholding disaster response funding and individual assistance for victims of disasters as political retribution; and politicizing grant programs to commandeer state and local governmental resources for federal purposes.(c)During President-elect Trumps first term, California developed a successful roadmap for fighting back and standing up for our states values and our peoples constitutional rights, including filing more than 120 lawsuits challenging actions taken by the Trump Administration.(d)Lawyers from the Attorney Generals office and the Governors office have been preparing for a potential second Trump term for more than a year, and they are ready to challenge in court any unconstitutional and unlawful federal policies and to mount robust and vigorous defenses of Californias laws, policies, and programs on issues critical to Californians.(e)Preparing to litigate regressive potential actions on these major policy issues with the urgency and comprehensiveness called for in this moment necessitates ensuring the states legal apparatus is sufficiently resourced.(f)The Governor, in accordance with Section 3(b) of Article IV of the California Constitution, convened the Legislature of the State of California to assemble in extraordinary session in Sacramento, California, on the second day of December 2024, to consider and act upon legislation necessary to provide additional funding to the Department of Justice and other agencies, departments, boards, and offices within the executive branch to support the ability to immediately file affirmative litigation challenging actions taken by the incoming Trump Administration, defend against litigation or enforcement actions brought by the incoming Trump Administration, and take administrative action authorized under state law to mitigate the impacts of actions by the incoming Trump Administration, and to make conforming changes to existing law consistent therewith.(g)The Legislature therefore intends to adopt changes to the Budget Act of 2024 to provide the necessary resources to state departments and agencies to defend Californias programs, policies, institutions, and taxpayers from unlawful federal action.SEC. 2.Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 15210) is added to Part 6 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:4.Federal Litigation Expenses15210.(a)The sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) is hereby appropriated to the Department of Justice for the purpose of paying the Department of Justice for federal litigation expenses.(b)(1)The Department of Justice shall report to the Department of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee the use of funds provided by either of the following:(A)This section.(B)Control Section 5.25 of the Budget Act of 2024.(2)The Department of Justice shall update the report required by paragraph (1) each time a court filing is made using the resources described in paragraph (1).(c)(1)The Department of Justice shall create and maintain an internet website that details all federal litigation expenses paid for pursuant to this section or the Budget Act of 2024.(2)The internet website required by paragraph (1) shall include, but not be limited to, descriptive narratives and supporting documents as needed.(d)This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 3.This act is a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution, has been identified as related to the budget in the Budget Bill, and shall take effect immediately.The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
(a)On November 6, 2024, it became clear that Donald J. Trump had won election as President of the United States, setting the stage for President-elect Trump to assume office for a second term on January 20, 2025.
(b)The track record of the first Trump Administration, combined with the statements made by President-elect Trump on the campaign trail, as well as statements and policy papers issued by individuals close to his campaign and by Republican congressional leadership, indicate the consequences of his presidency for California residents and taxpayers may be significant and immediate, including: continuing the assault on reproductive freedom by limiting access to medication abortion, expanding conscience objections for employers and providers, and pursuing a national abortion ban; undoing clean vehicle policies that are critical to combating climate change and dismantling other longstanding environmental protections for clean air and clean water; repealing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and reinstituting immigration policies that lead to family separations; withholding disaster response funding and individual assistance for victims of disasters as political retribution; and politicizing grant programs to commandeer state and local governmental resources for federal purposes.
(c)During President-elect Trumps first term, California developed a successful roadmap for fighting back and standing up for our states values and our peoples constitutional rights, including filing more than 120 lawsuits challenging actions taken by the Trump Administration.
(d)Lawyers from the Attorney Generals office and the Governors office have been preparing for a potential second Trump term for more than a year, and they are ready to challenge in court any unconstitutional and unlawful federal policies and to mount robust and vigorous defenses of Californias laws, policies, and programs on issues critical to Californians.
(e)Preparing to litigate regressive potential actions on these major policy issues with the urgency and comprehensiveness called for in this moment necessitates ensuring the states legal apparatus is sufficiently resourced.
(f)The Governor, in accordance with Section 3(b) of Article IV of the California Constitution, convened the Legislature of the State of California to assemble in extraordinary session in Sacramento, California, on the second day of December 2024, to consider and act upon legislation necessary to provide additional funding to the Department of Justice and other agencies, departments, boards, and offices within the executive branch to support the ability to immediately file affirmative litigation challenging actions taken by the incoming Trump Administration, defend against litigation or enforcement actions brought by the incoming Trump Administration, and take administrative action authorized under state law to mitigate the impacts of actions by the incoming Trump Administration, and to make conforming changes to existing law consistent therewith.
(g)The Legislature therefore intends to adopt changes to the Budget Act of 2024 to provide the necessary resources to state departments and agencies to defend Californias programs, policies, institutions, and taxpayers from unlawful federal action.
SEC. 2.Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 15210) is added to Part 6 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:4.Federal Litigation Expenses15210.(a)The sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) is hereby appropriated to the Department of Justice for the purpose of paying the Department of Justice for federal litigation expenses.
(b)(1)The Department of Justice shall report to the Department of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee the use of funds provided by either of the following:
(A)This section.
(B)Control Section 5.25 of the Budget Act of 2024.
(2)The Department of Justice shall update the report required by paragraph (1) each time a court filing is made using the resources described in paragraph (1).
(c)(1)The Department of Justice shall create and maintain an internet website that details all federal litigation expenses paid for pursuant to this section or the Budget Act of 2024.
(2)The internet website required by paragraph (1) shall include, but not be limited to, descriptive narratives and supporting documents as needed.
(d)This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 3.This act is a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution, has been identified as related to the budget in the Budget Bill, and shall take effect immediately.
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| Feb 7, 2025 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 4, Statutes of 2025. |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m. |
| Feb 3, 2025 | In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 17. Page 81.) Ordered to the Senate. |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Amendments by Assembly Member Castillo tabled on motion by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry. (Ayes 55. Noes 18. Page 80.) |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| Jan 27, 2025 | Ordered to second reading. |
| Jan 27, 2025 | (Ayes 59. Noes 15. Page 62.) |
| Jan 23, 2025 | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 37.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| Jan 22, 2025 | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 2. Page 31.) (January 22). |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Set for hearing January 22. |
| Jan 14, 2025 | January 14 hearing postponed by committee. |
| Jan 13, 2025 | Set for hearing January 14. |
| Jan 10, 2025 | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R. |
| Jan 9, 2025 | Referred to Com. on B. & F.R. |
| Jan 9, 2025 | From printer. |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Introduced. Read first time. Referred to Com. on RLS. |
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| Feb 3, 2025 | SB 2 Wiener Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL First Extraordinary Session | Assembly Floor |
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| Feb 3, 2025 | SB 2 Wiener Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL Amend By CASTILLO Set #1 Motion to Lay on the Table By AGUIAR-CURRY First Extraordinary Session | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| Jan 23, 2025 | Senate 3rd Reading SB2 Wiener et al. | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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| Jan 22, 2025 | Do pass | Senate Standing Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review |
Passed |
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SENATE THIRD READING
STR Bill Id:SB 2 X1
Author:(Wiener and Gabriel)
As Amended Ver:January 10, 2025
Majority vote. Budget Bill Appropriation Takes Effect Immediately
SUMMARY
Amends the 2024 Budget Act to provide $25 million of additional General Fund resources for immigration and legal aid services.
Major Provisions
Provides $25 million (one-time General Fund) in the 2024 budget act for immigration services, specifically;
- Appropriates $10 million to the Legal Services Trust Fund to provide legal services to vulnerable persons at risk of detention, deportation, eviction, wage theft, intimate partner violence, and other actions that put their safety at risk, as a result of potential or actual federal action;
- Adds $10 million to the Immigration Services Funding program (also called "One California program") at the Department of Social Services for immigration services funding;
- Increases $5 million to the Judicial Council, to be distributed through the California Access to Justice Commission to nonprofit providers of legal services.
- Specifies that up to 2.5% of funding provided for each item in this bill can be used for administrative expenses and requires reporting to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
COMMENTS
This bill amends the 2024 Budget Act to augment funding for three existing state programs that serve immigrant communities. This additional funding is intended to help fortify the existing legal aid services network in anticipation of workload increases from adverse federal actions against immigrant communities in the State. The three specific programs receiving an increase are:
- Legal Services Trust Fund Commission: The Legal Services Trust Fund Commission, within the State Bar, administers the Equal Access Fund which provides grants to 100 nonprofit organizations for indigent legal assistance across the state. The total program in the 2024 budget act is $40 million and this bill would add $10 million to the program to current legal service providers to provide legal services to vulnerable persons at risk as a result of federal action.
- Immigration Services Funding or "One California": Since 2015, the Department of Social Services has had contracts with approximately 85 nonprofits to provide free immigration legal services, community outreach and education, and other critical immigrant inclusion efforts. The 2024 budget included $45 million for this program, which is an on-going base funding amount. This bill would increase the amount of funding available by $10 million for a total of $55 million for the current fiscal year.
- Access to Justice: The Access to Justice Commission administers a grant program to legal aid service providers to increase their service capacity. The 2024 Budget Act includes $5 million for this program, which would be increased to $10 million.
According to the Author
This bill provides funding to allow California residents to assert their legal rights in a court of law.
Arguments in Support
None on file.
Arguments in Opposition
None on file.
FISCAL COMMENTS
This bill appropriates $25 million General Fund in the current 2024-25 fiscal year.
VOTES
SENATE FLOOR: 28-8-3
YES: Allen, Arreguín, Ashby, Becker, Blakespear, Cabaldon, Caballero, Cervantes, Cortese, Durazo, Gonzalez, Grayson, Hurtado, Laird, Limón, McGuire, McNerney, Menjivar, Padilla, Pérez, Richardson, Rubio, Smallwood-Cuevas, Stern, Umberg, Wahab, Weber Pierson, Wiener
NO: Alvarado-Gil, Choi, Dahle, Grove, Niello, Ochoa Bogh, Seyarto, Valladares
ABS, ABST OR NV: Archuleta, Jones, Reyes
UPDATED
VERSION: January 10, 2025
CONSULTANT: Christian Griffith and Genevieve McCloy / BUDGET / (916) 319-2099 FN: 0000017
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE Office of Senate Floor Analyses (916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) 327-4478 | SBX1 2 |
THIRD READING
Bill No: SBX1 2
Author: Wiener (D) and Gabriel (D)
Amended: 1/10/25
Vote: 21- Urgency
SENATE BUDGET & FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE: 8-2, 1/22/25
AYES: Wiener, Allen, Cabaldon, Gonzalez, Laird, Richardson, Wahab, Weber Pierson
NOES: Niello, Ochoa Bogh
SUBJECT: Budget Act of 2024
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST:
This bill is a Budget Bill Junior associated with the Budget Act of 2024. This bill makes substantive changes to the Budget Act.
ANALYSIS: The Legislature passes on June 13, 2024, AB 107 (Gabriel), which represented the Legislature’s budget. This bill makes changes to the Budget Act of 2024:
- Legal Services Trust Fund Commission
- Appropriates $10 million to the Judicial Council, to be distributed through the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission to qualified legal services projects and support centers, as defined.
- Specifies that the funds will be used to provide legal services to vulnerable persons at risk of detention, deportation, eviction, wage theft, intimate partner violence, and other actions that put their safety at risk, as a result of potential or actual federal actions.
- Specifies that the funds shall be distributed pursuant to the formula described in Section 6216 of the Business and Professions Code, and the minimum grant amount shall be $25,000.
- Provides up to 2.5% for administrative costs.
- Requires the Judicial Council to report specified information to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
- Immigration Services Funding
- Appropriates $10 million to the Department of Social Services for immigration services funding, as outlined in Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Section 13300) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
- Requires the Department of Social Services to report specified information to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
- California Access to Justice Commission
- Appropriates $5 million to the Judicial Council, to be distributed through the California Access to Justice Commission to nonprofit providers of legal services.
- Provides up to 2.5% for administrative costs.
- Requires the Judicial Council to report specified information to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
- Specifies that the funding appropriated is available for encumbrance until June 30, 2026, and expenditure until June 30, 2028.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: Yes Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No
This bill amends the Budget Act of 2024, and results in increased expenditures of $25 million.
SUPPORT: (Verified 1/21/25)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified 1/21/25)
None received
Prepared by: Nora Brackbill / B. & F.R. / (916) 651-4103
1/22/25 17:38:44
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
Senator Scott Wiener, Chair
2025 - 2026 1st Ext.
Bill No: SBX1 2 Hearing Date: January 22, 2025
Author: | and Gabriel | ||
Version: | January 10, 2025 As amended | ||
Urgency: | Yes | Fiscal: | Yes |
Consultant: | Nora Brackbill | ||
Subject: Budget Act of 2024
Summary:
This bill is a Budget Bill Junior associated with the Budget Act of 2024. This bill makes substantive changes to the Budget Act.
Proposed Law:
On June 13, 2024, the Legislature passed AB 107 (Gabriel), which represented the Legislature’s budget. This bill makes changes to the Budget Act of 2024. Specifically, this bill:
- Legal Services Trust Fund Commission
- Appropriates $10 million to the Judicial Council, to be distributed through the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission to qualified legal services projects and support centers, as defined.
- Specifies that the funds will be used to provide legal services to vulnerable persons at risk of detention, deportation, eviction, wage theft, intimate partner violence, and other actions that put their safety at risk, as a result of potential or actual federal actions.
- Specifies that the funds shall be distributed pursuant to the formula described in Section 6216 of the Business and Professions Code, and the minimum grant amount shall be $25,000.
- Provides up to 2.5 percent for administrative costs.
- Requires the Judicial Council to report specified information to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
- Immigration Services Funding
- Appropriates $10 million to the Department of Social Services for immigration services funding, as outlined in Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Section 13300) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
- Requires the Department of Social Services to report specified information to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
- California Access to Justice Commission
- Appropriates $5 million to the Judicial Council, to be distributed through the California Access to Justice Commission to nonprofit providers of legal services.
- Provides up to 2.5 percent for administrative costs.
- Requires the Judicial Council to report specified information to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
- Specifies that the funding appropriated is available for encumbrance until June 30, 2026, and expenditure until June 30, 2028.
Fiscal Effect:
This bill amends the Budget Act of 2024, and results in increased expenditures of $25 million.
Support:
None on file.
Opposed:
None on file.
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