AB-1533 • 2026

Claims against the state: appropriation.

Budget

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Wicks
Last action: 2025-10-01
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 206, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not mention a requirement for annual legislative approval for claims without sufficient funds.

Money for Paying Approved Claims

The law gives $672 to the Department of General Services so they can pay claims that have been approved by the Government Claims Program.

What This Bill Does

Gives $672 to the Department of General Services.
This money is for paying claims that were accepted by the Government Claims Program.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of General Services
People or businesses with approved claims through the Government Claims Program

Terms To Know

Government Claims Program: A program that handles and approves claims against the state government.
Legislature: The group of people who make laws for a country or region, like Congress in the U.S.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify how the $672 will be used.
Only affects claims that have been approved by the Government Claims Program.

Bill History

2025-10-01 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 206, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-01 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-15 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-09-08 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2025-09-08 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2600.).
2025-08-26 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-25 California Legislative Information
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2025-08-20 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-17 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-07-17 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2591.).
2025-07-14 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-10 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-07-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 9).
2025-06-24 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-23 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.
2025-06-23 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 51.
2025-06-23 California Legislative Information
Joint Rule 61 suspended. (Ayes 62. Noes 0. Page 2244.)
2025-04-29 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee May 29.
2025-04-28 California Legislative Information
(Introduced pursuant to Joint Rule 54).
2025-04-28 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1533, Wicks.
Claims against the state: appropriation.
Existing law requires the Department of General Services to ensure that all claims that have been approved by the department, and for which there exists no legally available appropriation, are submitted for legislative approval at least once each calendar year.
This bill would appropriate $672 to the Department of General Services, as specified, for the payment of claims accepted by the Government Claims Program.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

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