SBX1 4: Budget Act of 2024.
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2025-01-20
Current Status:
Failed
(2025-02-04: Died on third reading.)
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?
This bill adds a new budget section that lets the Director of Finance make up to $1.5 billion available to state departments and agencies for response and recovery in areas covered by the Governor’s January 2025 wildfire state of emergency. The money may pay for emergency protective actions, evacuations and sheltering, household hazardous waste removal, post‑fire hazard cleanup (like debris flows and flood risks), traffic control, air and water testing, and other steps to protect health, safety and speed recovery; the first $1 billion can be made available immediately upon notification.
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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 adding appropriations and making other changes.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a Budget Bill.
The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the following bills are other bills providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution: AB 153, AB 155, AB 156, AB 159, AB 160, AB 161, AB 162, AB 163, AB 164, AB 165, AB 166, AB 167, AB 168, AB 169, AB 170, AB 171, AB 172, AB 173, AB 174, AB 175, AB 176, AB 177, AB 178, AB 179, AB 181, AB 182, AB 183, AB 184, AB 185, AB 218, SB 153, SB 155, SB 156, SB 159, SB 160, SB 161, SB 162, SB 163, SB 164, SB 165, SB 166, SB 167, SB 168, SB 169, SB 170, SB 171, SB 172, SB 173, SB 174, SB 175, SB 176, SB 177, SB 178, SB 179, SB 181, SB 182, SB 183, SB 184, SB 185, and SB 218. 218 of the 202324 Regular Session, and AB 6, AB 7, SB 5, and SB 6 of the 202526 First Extraordinary Session.
SEC. 2.Section 90.00 is added to the Budget Act of 2024, to read:SEC. 90.00.(a)For the purposes described in subdivision (b), the Director of Finance may augment the appropriation for any department or agency appropriation from any available source of funding, including, but not limited to, the General Fund. Augmentations pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed a total of $1,500,000,000.
(b)Augmentations pursuant to subdivision (a) are hereby appropriated for use by state departments and entities for uses consistent with the purposes of the Disaster Response-Emergency Operations Account concerning areas of the state affected by wildfire states of emergency that were declared by the Governor in January 2025. Those uses include, but are not limited to, emergency protective measures, evacuations, sheltering for survivors, household hazardous waste removal, assessment and remediation of post-fire hazards such as flash flooding and debris flows, traffic control, air quality and water and other environmental testing, and other actions to protect health, protect the safety of persons or property, and expedite recovery.
(c)Increases in augmentation authority pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be made sooner than three days following the transmittal of the approval to the chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee or an earlier date as determined by the chairperson of the joint committee, or the chairpersons designee, except that, for the first $1,000,000,000 of augmentation authority pursuant to subdivision (a), the augmentations may be implemented in full immediately with no delay upon such a notification to the chairperson.
(d)This section does not change, alter, limit, or constrain the emergency powers of the Governor and the executive branch in state law, including, but not limited to, the Governors fiscal authority related to emergencies.
(e)Funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until the applicable declarations of states of emergency in January 2025 are terminated or an alternate date as determined by the Director of Finance.
SEC. 3.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 |
| 90.00 | Funding for Fire Response and Recovery |
| 90.01 | Additional Funding for Fire Response and Recovery |
| 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.
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Status
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| Feb 4, 2025 | Died on third reading. |
| Jan 22, 2025 | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 31.) (January 22). |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Set for hearing January 22. |
| Jan 21, 2025 | From printer. |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Read first time. |
| Jan 20, 2025 | Introduced. Referred to Com. on B. & F.R. |
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| Jan 22, 2025 | Do pass | Senate Standing Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review |
Passed |
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SENATE RULES COMMITTEE Office of Senate Floor Analyses (916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) 327-4478 | SBX1 4 |
THIRD READING
Bill No: SBX1 4
Author: Wiener (D) and Gabriel (D)
Introduced: 1/20/25
Vote: 21- Urgency
SENATE BUDGET & FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE: 10-0, 1/22/25
AYES: Wiener, Niello, Allen, Cabaldon, Gonzalez, Laird, Ochoa Bogh, Richardson, Wahab, Weber Pierson
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: This bill makes changes to the Budget Act of 2024:
- Appropriates up to $1.5 billion in one-time General Fund, or other available funds, for augmentations to departments and agencies, subject to Department of Finance approval, for use in accordance with allowable uses of the Disaster Response-Emergency Operations Account in areas of the state affected by wildfire states of emergency that were declared by the Governor in January 2025. Funds shall be available for encumbrance until the state of emergency declaration is terminated, or on a date determined by the Department of Finance.
- Allowable uses include, but are not limited to, emergency protective measures, evacuations, sheltering for survivors, household hazardous waste removal, assessment and remediation of post-fire hazards such as flash flooding and debris flows, traffic control, air quality and water and other environmental testing, and other actions to protect health, protect the safety of persons or property, and expedite recovery.
- Augmentations for the first $1 billion of this amount shall be made immediately with the remainder available no sooner than three days following the transmittal of the approval to the chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee or an earlier date as determined by the chairperson of the joint committee, or the chairperson’s designee.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: Yes Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No
This bill amends the Budget Act of 2024, and results in increased expenditures of up to $1.5 billion, which may be fully or partially reimburse by the federal government.
SUPPORT: (Verified 1/21/25)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified 1/21/25)
None received
Prepared by: Elisa Wynne / B. & F.R. / (916) 651-4103
1/22/25 17:38:46
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
Senator Scott Wiener, Chair
2025 - 2026 1st Ext.
Bill No: SBX1 4 Hearing Date: January 22, 2025
Author: | |||
Version: | January 20, 2025 As amended | ||
Urgency: | No | Fiscal: | Yes |
Consultant: | Elisa Wynne | ||
Subject: Budget Act of 2024: Wildfire Response and Recovery.
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:
This bill makes changes to the Budget Act of 2024. Specifically, this bill:
- Appropriates up to $1.5 billion in one-time General Fund, or other available funds, for augmentations to departments and agencies, subject to Department of Finance approval, for use in accordance with allowable uses of the Disaster Response-Emergency Operations Account in areas of the state affected by wildfire states of emergency that were declared by the Governor in January 2025. Funds shall be available for encumbrance until the state of emergency declaration is terminated, or on a date determined by the Department of Finance.
- Allowable uses include, but are not limited to, emergency protective measures, evacuations, sheltering for survivors, household hazardous waste removal, assessment and remediation of post-fire hazards such as flash flooding and debris flows, traffic control, air quality and water and other environmental testing, and other actions to protect health, protect the safety of persons or property, and expedite recovery.
- Augmentations for the first $1 billion of this amount shall be made immediately with the remainder available no sooner than three days following the transmittal of the approval to the chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee or an earlier date as determined by the chairperson of the joint committee, or the chairperson’s designee.
Fiscal Effect:
This bill amends the Budget Act of 2024, and results in increased expenditures of up to $1.5 billion, which may be fully or partially reimbursed by the federal government.
Support:
None on file.
Opposed:
None on file.
Comments: The January 2025 wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed over 12,000 structures and at the time of this analysis, are still not fully contained. A disaster has been declared in response, with the damage expected to be extensive. This bill, in concert with (ABX1 5/SBX1 3), amend the 2024 Budget plan to provide $2.5 billion of authority for initial emergency response and recovery expenditures made by the state for this disaster. Historically, these expenditures have been reimbursed by the federal government, private insurance, and other sources.
It is expected that the Legislature will have to revisit disaster funding again before the 2024-25 fiscal year concludes and also incorporate disaster funding as a major component of the 2025-26 budget plan. To facilitate this future discussion both bills also include expenditure reporting requirements to inform future actions needed to respond to the disaster and facilitate the recovery.
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Discussed in Hearing
2H
Senate Extraordinary Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review
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