Public assistance payments and unemployment compensation benefits: electronic fund transfer: qualifying accounts.
Existing law provides for protection, care, and assistance for people of the state, and the promotion of the welfare and happiness of all people in the state by providing appropriate aid and services to the needy and distressed. Programs established for this purpose include the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Program, which provides cash assistance and other social services to needy families, using federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant program, state, and county funds, and CalFresh, whereby nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Counties administer the CalWORKs and CalFresh programs.
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20132014
AB 1280
California AB 1280 (20132014)
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Public assistance payments and unemployment compensation benefits: electronic fund transfer: qualifying accounts.
California AB 1280 (20132014) — Public assistance payments and unemployment compensation benefits: electronic fund transfer: qualifying accounts.
Existing law provides for protection, care, and assistance for people of the state, and the promotion of the welfare and happiness of all people in the state by providing appropriate aid and services to the needy and distressed. Programs established for this purpose include the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Program, which provides cash assistance and other social services to needy families, using federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant program, state, and county funds, and CalFresh, whereby nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Counties administer the CalWORKs and CalFresh programs.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1280 PÉREZ, J. Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 78–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1280 PÉREZ, J. Consent Calendar Second Day — 74–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1280 John A. Pérez — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 5–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1280 John A. Pérez By Leno — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
John A. Pérez — primary (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
2013-03-11 Referred to Com. on HUM. S. referral-committee
2013-04-16 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2013-05-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-05-16 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 15). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-05-20 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1578.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-23 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2013-06-06 Referred to Com. on HUMAN S. referral-committee
2013-06-12 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-06-13 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-06-24 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2013-08-12 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-12 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2013-08-13 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-15 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1844.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-15 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 17 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2013-08-19 Ordered to the Senate.
2013-08-19 In Senate. Held at Desk.
2013-08-20 Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. passage, reading-3
2013-08-20 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-08-21 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-22 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1943.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-22 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2013-08-26 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2692.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-03 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2013-10-04 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-04 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 557, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c6275c40-f109-456e-a095-9b24bb2866e3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).