Existing law requires each county to provide cash assistance and other social services to needy families through the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program using federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant program, state, and county funds. As part of the CalWORKs program, participants, unless specifically exempted, are required to participate in welfare-to-work activities. Existing law exempts from the welfare-to-work requirements a woman who is pregnant and for whom it has been medically verified that the pregnancy impairs her ability to be regularly employed or participate in welfare-to-work activities. Existing law also requires that a recipient be excused for good cause when the county has determined there is a condition or circumstance that temporarily prevents or significantly impairs the recipient's ability to be regularly employed or participate in welfare-to-work activities.
California SB 252 (20132014) — CalWORKs: welfare-to-work requirements.
Existing law requires each county to provide cash assistance and other social services to needy families through the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program using federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant program, state, and county funds. As part of the CalWORKs program, participants, unless specifically exempted, are required to participate in welfare-to-work activities. Existing law exempts from the welfare-to-work requirements a woman who is pregnant and for whom it has been medically verified that the pregnancy impairs her ability to be regularly employed or participate in welfare-to-work activities. Existing law also requires that a recipient be excused for good cause when the county has determined there is a condition or circumstance that temporarily prevents or significantly impairs the recipient's ability to be regularly employed or participate in welfare-to-work activities.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB252 Liu Concurrence — 30–8 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 12–5 (pass) · lower
SB 252 Liu Senate Third Reading By SKINNER — 53–24 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 5–1 (pass) · upper
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 34–4 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 5–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Liu — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-12 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-13 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
2013-02-21 Referred to Com. on HUMAN S. referral-committee
2013-03-12 Set for hearing April 9.
2013-04-01 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-11 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 485.) (April 9). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-04-15 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-26 Set for hearing May 6.
2013-05-06 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2013-05-17 Set for hearing May 23.
2013-05-24 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1009.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-28 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 4. Page 1172.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-30 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-14 Referred to Com. on HUM. S. referral-committee
2013-06-24 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-07-03 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 2). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-08-05 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-26 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 53. Noes 24. Page 2711.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-26 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-08-30 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 2037.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-05 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2013-10-04 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-04 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 563, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6d9b43ff-d5b5-46a3-891a-4baaf1e04a0b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).