(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 specifies criteria for eligibility for the CalWORKs program, and limits the receipt of aid to families with related children under 18 years of age, as specified. Existing law prohibits a child from receiving aid while he or she is a patient in a public hospital, except with respect to temporary medical or surgical care not exceeding two calendar months, as provided.
California AB 419 (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 specifies criteria for eligibility for the CalWORKs program, and limits the receipt of aid to families with related children under 18 years of age, as specified. Existing law prohibits a child from receiving aid while he or she is a patient in a public hospital, except with respect to temporary medical or surgical care not exceeding two calendar months, as provided.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
AB 419 LOWENTHAL Consent Calendar Second Day — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Lowenthal — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2013-02-19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2013-02-28 Referred to Com. on HUM. S. referral-committee
2013-04-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-04-17 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 17). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-04-18 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-04-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1122.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-04-25 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2013-05-09 Referred to Com. on HUMAN S. referral-committee
2013-06-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-06-24 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2013-07-01 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 1). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-07-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-19 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1883.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-19 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2013-08-26 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.
2013-09-09 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-09-09 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 293, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9fa522b5-4523-482c-952b-0744f687b2df. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).