---
type: "Bill"
title: "Budget Act of 2018."
description: "The Budget Act of 2018 made appropriations for the support of state government for the 2018–19 fiscal year."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20172018"
identifier: "SB 856"
citation: "California SB 856 (20172018)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Budget Act of 2018."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3c8aab4-42f2-4ccb-a586-c267856f178e"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB856"
source_hash: "a35ea7deb8b556737f75c0838240e2cbb0aca952fa49d8fe46ee2728117ef148"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California SB 856 (20172018) — Budget Act of 2018.

The Budget Act of 2018 made appropriations for the support of state government for the 2018–19 fiscal year.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **01/10/18 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB856&version=20170SB85699INT)
2. **06/21/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB856&version=20170SB85698AMD)
3. **06/27/18 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB856&version=20170SB85696CHP)
4. **SB856** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB856)
5. **06/25/18 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB856&version=20170SB85697ENR)

## Votes

- SB 856 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By TING — **60–16** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading SB856 B. & F.R. — **24–11** (pass) · upper
- W/O REF. TO FILE SB856 B. & F.R. (Mitchell) Concurrence — **29–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-10** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-11** From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 10.
- **2018-01-16** Referred to Com. on B. & F.R. `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-30** Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 4865.)
- **2018-04-30** Ordered to second reading.
- **2018-05-01** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2018-05-03** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 11. Page 4924.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2018-05-03** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2018-05-07** Referred to Com. on BUDGET. `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-21** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2018-06-25** Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 48. Noes 21. Page 5957.)
- **2018-06-25** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2018-06-25** Ordered to third reading.
- **2018-06-25** Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 48. Noes 21. Page 5957.)
- **2018-06-25** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 16. Page 5960.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2018-06-25** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2018-06-25** Unanimous consent granted to take up without reference to file.
- **2018-06-25** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 4. Page 4867.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-25** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
- **2018-06-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 30, Statutes of 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3c8aab4-42f2-4ccb-a586-c267856f178e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).