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CA SB739

Disaster CalFresh: county resources: status.


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Introduced
02/21/2025
In Committee
06/05/2025
Crossed Over
05/29/2025
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An act to amend Section 18917 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to CalFresh.

AI Summary

This bill amends existing law related to Disaster CalFresh, which is California's version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) specifically designed to provide food assistance during emergencies. The bill requires the State Department of Social Services to inquire about the capacity of each county facility serving CalFresh participants in a disaster-impacted area to provide timely and adequate service. It maintains existing requirements for the department to support counties during disasters, such as offering training on Disaster CalFresh, maintaining updated materials, and providing resources like staff support and technology for mobile electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card issuance. The bill also requires counties to submit annual disaster plans that include creating mutual aid regions with other counties to ensure sufficient resources during emergencies. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill creates new mandated costs for local agencies, the state will be required to reimburse those costs according to existing statutory procedures. The goal of the bill is to maximize counties' ability to maintain safe and efficient access to food benefits during disaster situations.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Referred to Com. on HUM. S. (on 06/05/2025)

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