AB-593 • 2026

CalFresh: data sharing.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Wicks
Last action: 2025-10-13
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 698, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information about the bill's impact on the overall effectiveness of CalFresh or how it will be managed and monitored after the change.

CalFresh Data Sharing

AB-593 removes permission for public entities to share CalFresh-related data with the Department of Social Services.

What This Bill Does

Removes authorization for public entities to share data with the State Department of Social Services for improving CalFresh administration, increasing participation, and measuring impact.

Who It Names or Affects

State Department of Social Services
Public entities that previously shared data with the State Department of Social Services

Terms To Know

CalFresh: California's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): A federal program that provides food assistance to low-income individuals and families

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if data sharing is needed for other reasons.

Bill History

2025-10-13 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 698, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-13 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-11 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-09-04 California Legislative Information
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2932.).
2025-09-04 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-03 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2436.).
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.
2025-08-18 California Legislative Information
(Ayes 27. Noes 0. Page 2175.)
2025-08-18 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-08-13 California Legislative Information
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-07-16 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-06-23 California Legislative Information
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-06-11 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and JUD.
2025-06-03 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1813.)
2025-05-15 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2025-05-05 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-01 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2025-04-30 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 29).
2025-03-25 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2025-03-24 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-24 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2025-02-13 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
2025-02-12 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 593, Wicks.
CalFresh: data sharing.
Existing federal law establishes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known in California as CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county.
Existing state law authorizes the State Department of Social Services to identify data-sharing opportunities with other state and local public entities for the purposes of improving the administration of CalFresh, increasing CalFresh participation, and measuring the impact of CalFresh, among other purposes. Existing law authorizes public entities, to the extent permitted by federal law, to share data with the department for these purposes.
This bill would remove the authorization for public entities to share data with the department for the above-described purposes.

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