Existing law provides for protection, care, and assistance for people of 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 program (CalWORKs) , 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. Existing law prohibits an applicant from being granted public assistance under CalWORKs until he or she is personally interviewed by the county human services agency or state hospital staff. Existing law also requires the county department to verify if an applicant is incapable of acting on his or her own behalf by personal contact with the applicant before aid is authorized.
California SB 947 (20152016) — Public assistance: personal interviews.
Existing law provides for protection, care, and assistance for people of 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 program (CalWORKs) , 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. Existing law prohibits an applicant from being granted public assistance under CalWORKs until he or she is personally interviewed by the county human services agency or state hospital staff. Existing law also requires the county department to verify if an applicant is incapable of acting on his or her own behalf by personal contact with the applicant before aid is authorized.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB947 Pan Concurrence — 31–8 (pass) · upper
SB 947 Pan Senate Third Reading By ARAMBULA — 61–17 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 29–9 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 3–0 (pass) · upper
SB 947 Pan Senate Third Reading By ARAMBULA Amendment Set #1 — 52–26 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Pan — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-03 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2016-02-04 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.
2016-02-18 Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and APPR. referral-committee
2016-03-09 Set for hearing March 29.
2016-03-30 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 0. Page 3311.) (March 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-03-31 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-04-08 Set for hearing April 18.
2016-04-18 April 18 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2016-05-20 Set for hearing May 27.
2016-05-27 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4000.) (May 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-05-31 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2016-06-01 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 4094.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-06-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-06-09 Referred to Com. on HUM. S. referral-committee
2016-08-01 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-08-02 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-18 Read third time and amended. (Ayes 52. Noes 26. Page 5858.) reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-08-18 Ordered to third reading.
2016-08-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 61. Noes 17. Page 6012.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-22 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2016-08-24 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 5370.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
2016-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 798, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5d187aed-b7bc-43c0-bd48-e0aec49b83bb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).