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California State Legislature · SB 251 · Chaptered (Chapter 90, Statutes of 2025)

Claims against the state: appropriation.

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2025-2026 session

Where it is

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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. · Feb 3, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6. · Feb 4, 2025
Referred to Com. on APPR. · Feb 14, 2025
Set for hearing April 7. · Mar 28, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 1, 2025
April 7 hearing postponed by committee. · Apr 3, 2025
Set for hearing April 21. · Apr 4, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 10, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 808.) (April 21). · Apr 21, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Apr 22, 2025
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 0. Page 886.) Ordered to the Assembly. · Apr 24, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · Apr 24, 2025
Referred to Com. on APPR. · May 12, 2025
May 21 hearing postponed by committee. · May 21, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 2). · Jul 2, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Jul 3, 2025
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2593.) Ordered to the Senate. · Jul 17, 2025
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · Jul 17, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m. · Jul 25, 2025
Approved by the Governor. · Jul 30, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 90, Statutes of 2025. · Jul 30, 2025

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Caballero

Recorded votes

SB 251 Caballero Third Reading Urgency By WicksAssembly · 2025-07-17 · (PASS) · Ayes 73, Noes 0, Abstain 6
Do pass.Assembly · 2025-07-02 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 0, Abstain 4
Senate 3rd Reading SB251 Caballero Urgency ClauseSenate · 2025-04-24 · (PASS) · Ayes 28, Noes 0, Abstain 12
Do passSenate · 2025-04-21 · (PASS) · Ayes 5, Noes 1, Abstain 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the California legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 90, Statutes of 2025. (Jul 30, 2025).