Existing law authorizes the Controller to offset or deduct certain amounts due a city or county to satisfy certain state claims. Existing law requires the Controller, at the request of the city or county, to offset any amount due a city or county against any amount owing the person or entity by a state agency on a claim for a refund from the Franchise Tax Board or for a refund from the State Board of Equalization, under specified provisions of law, or winnings from the California State Lottery.
California SB 954 (20112012) — Controller: offset payments.
Existing law authorizes the Controller to offset or deduct certain amounts due a city or county to satisfy certain state claims. Existing law requires the Controller, at the request of the city or county, to offset any amount due a city or county against any amount owing the person or entity by a state agency on a claim for a refund from the Franchise Tax Board or for a refund from the State Board of Equalization, under specified provisions of law, or winnings from the California State Lottery.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 954 Liu Senate Third Reading By ALEJO — 77–1 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar 2nd — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 16–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Liu — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-01-05 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2012-01-06 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 5.
2012-02-02 Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee
2012-03-01 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-03-06 Set for hearing March 21.
2012-03-21 Hearing postponed by committee.
2012-03-22 Hearing postponed by committee.
2012-03-23 Set for hearing April 11.
2012-04-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3120.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-20 Set for hearing April 30.
2012-04-30 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2012-05-01 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2012-05-03 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3404.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-05-03 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2012-05-25 Referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee
2012-06-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-09 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (August 8). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-13 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-08-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 6016.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-21 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2012-08-24 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2012-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 650, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/289a5d72-5399-448d-b8f7-c31979fd2ad6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).