(1) Existing federal law provides for allocation of federal funds through the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant program to eligible states. Existing law provides for the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families. Existing law requires a county to redetermine the amount of a CalWORKs grant on a semiannual basis, as specified. Under existing law, certain amounts are exempt from the calculation of income of the family for purposes of determining the amount of a grant under the CalWORKs program, including disability-based unearned income, as specified. Under existing law, disability-based unearned income means state disability insurance benefits, private disability insurance benefits, temporary workers' compensation benefits, and social security disability benefits.
California AB 1094 (20132014) — CalWORKs: eligibility.
(1) Existing federal law provides for allocation of federal funds through the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant program to eligible states. Existing law provides for the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families. Existing law requires a county to redetermine the amount of a CalWORKs grant on a semiannual basis, as specified. Under existing law, certain amounts are exempt from the calculation of income of the family for purposes of determining the amount of a grant under the CalWORKs program, including disability-based unearned income, as specified. Under existing law, disability-based unearned income means state disability insurance benefits, private disability insurance benefits, temporary workers' compensation benefits, and social security disability benefits.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1094 BROWN Assembly Third Reading — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent #10 AB1094 Brown By Yee — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Brown — primary (person)
Ammiano — coauthor (person)
Chesbro — coauthor (person)
Chávez — coauthor (person)
Grove — coauthor (person)
Wilk — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-22 Introduced. To print. introduction
2013-02-24 From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
2013-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2013-03-07 Referred to Com. on HUM. S. referral-committee
2013-04-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-05-01 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2013-05-24 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-24 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-05-28 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1815.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-06-03 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2013-06-13 Referred to Com. on HUMAN S. referral-committee
2013-06-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-13 In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2013-08-30 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-09-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-09-10 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2013-09-12 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2404.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-12 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2013-09-26 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2013-10-04 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-04 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 554, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d47f10d6-c17d-4572-9cb8-72244cb66656. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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