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AB-1001 • 2026

Drought.

Drought.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Blanca Rubio
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
Died at Desk.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on what constitutes a nonsubstantive change or specify which entities are directly impacted by such changes.

Drought

The bill makes a minor, nonsubstantive change to existing rules about giving advance money for drought relief grants.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes a nonsubstantive change to the authorization of an implementing agency to provide up to 25% of grant funds in advance.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Implementing agencies

Terms To Know

Grant funds
Money given by the government to help with specific projects or needs.
Implementing agency
The group in charge of giving out grants and making sure they are used correctly.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is unclear what constitutes a nonsubstantive change.
  • This bill did not become a law because it died at the governor's desk.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    Died at Desk.

  2. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  3. 2025-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1001, as introduced, Blanca Rubio.
Drought.
Existing law authorizes an implementing agency to provide advance payment of up to 25% of grant funds awarded to public agencies, nonprofit organizations, public utilities, mobilehome parks, mutual water companies, farmers and ranchers, federally recognized California Native American tribes, nonfederally recognized Native American tribes on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission for specified purposes, administrators, and groundwater sustainability agencies that have demonstrated cashflow problems according to the satisfaction of the implementing agency.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that authorization.

Current Bill Text

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