Existing federal law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) , known in California as CalFresh, formerly the Food Stamp Program, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Under existing law, households are eligible to receive CalFresh benefits to the extent permitted by federal law. Existing federal law provides that students who are enrolled in college or other institutions of higher education at least half time are not eligible for SNAP benefits unless they meet one of several specified exemptions, including participating in specified employment training programs.
California SB 173 (20192020) — CalFresh: postsecondary student eligibility: workstudy.
Existing federal law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) , known in California as CalFresh, formerly the Food Stamp Program, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Under existing law, households are eligible to receive CalFresh benefits to the extent permitted by federal law. Existing federal law provides that students who are enrolled in college or other institutions of higher education at least half time are not eligible for SNAP benefits unless they meet one of several specified exemptions, including participating in specified employment training programs.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–0 (pass) · upper
SB 173 Dodd Consent Calendar Second Day — 70–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB173 Dodd et al. Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Dodd — primary (person)
Wiener — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-01-28 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2019-01-29 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 28.
2019-02-06 Referred to Com. on HUMAN S. referral-committee
2019-02-14 Set for hearing March 11.
2019-03-13 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 332.) (March 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-03-14 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2019-03-29 Set for hearing April 8.
2019-04-08 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2019-04-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-04-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 743.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-04-22 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2019-05-06 Referred to Com. on HUM. S. referral-committee
2019-06-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-06-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-06-26 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-06-27 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2019-07-05 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 2548.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-07-05 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2019-07-08 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1991.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-07-19 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2019-07-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-07-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 139, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d01f98b5-ebbf-4a0a-bcca-9a102d70fb3f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).