republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20192020/sb-89.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Budget Act of 2019."
description: "This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2019 by appropriating $500,000,000 from the General Fund to be used for any purpose related to the Governor's March 4, 2020 proclamation of a state of emergency. This bill would authorize additional appropriations in increments of $50,000,000, up to a total appropriation of $1,000,000,000. The bill would amend the act to state the Legislature's intent that the administration work with stakeholders, including members of the Legislature and legislative staff, to develop strategies to be considered for inclusion in the Budget Act of 2020 to provide assistance related to the impacts of COVID-19. The bill would amend the act by adding an item of appropriation to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20192020"
identifier: "SB 89"
citation: "California SB 89 (20192020)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Budget Act of 2019."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-10"
last_action: "2020-03-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04ad4d88-eaa2-4922-8215-9440b09ef043"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB89"
source_hash: "4396e6a67c2cee1e651f337476fc6ae68e4437abb099c6bf71002a8d8b724dcb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California SB 89 (20192020) — Budget Act of 2019.

This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2019 by appropriating $500,000,000 from the General Fund to be used for any purpose related to the Governor's March 4, 2020 proclamation of a state of emergency. This bill would authorize additional appropriations in increments of $50,000,000, up to a total appropriation of $1,000,000,000. The bill would amend the act to state the Legislature's intent that the administration work with stakeholders, including members of the Legislature and legislative staff, to develop strategies to be considered for inclusion in the Budget Act of 2020 to provide assistance related to the impacts of COVID-19. The bill would amend the act by adding an item of appropriation to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **01/10/19 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB89&version=20190SB8999INT)
2. **03/16/20 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB89&version=20190SB8998AMD)
3. **03/17/20 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB89&version=20190SB8996CHP)
4. **SB89** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB89)
5. **03/16/20 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB89&version=20190SB8997ENR)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading SB89 B. & F.R. — **27–9** (pass) · upper
- SB 89 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading — **69–0** (pass) · lower
- Unfinished Business SB89 B. & F.R. (Mitchell) Concurrence — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-10** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-11** From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 10.
- **2019-01-24** Referred to Com. on B. & F.R. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-08** Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 582.)
- **2019-04-08** Ordered to second reading.
- **2019-04-09** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2019-04-11** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 9. Page 667.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2019-04-11** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-02** Referred to Com. on BUDGET. `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-16** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2020-03-16** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2020-03-16** Article IV Sec. 8(b)(1) of the Constitution dispensed with.
- **2020-03-16** (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 4334.)
- **2020-03-16** Ordered to second reading.
- **2020-03-16** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2020-03-16** Article IV Sec. 8(b)(2) of the Constitution waived.
- **2020-03-16** (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 4336.)
- **2020-03-16** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 4336.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2020-03-16** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2020-03-16** Article IV Sec. 8(b)(2) of the Constitution waived.
- **2020-03-16** (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 3409.)
- **2020-03-16** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 3409.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-17** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
- **2020-03-17** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-17** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 2, Statutes of 2020.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04ad4d88-eaa2-4922-8215-9440b09ef043`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).