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ABX1-4 • 2026

Budget Act of 2024.

Budget Act of 2024.

Budget
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Gabriel (A) , Wiener
Last action
2025-01-24
Official status
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 1, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Budget Law for 2024

The Budget Act of 2024 provides funding for California's state government during the fiscal year 2024-25 and makes changes to this budget.

What This Bill Does

  • Provides funding for California's state government during the 2024–25 fiscal year.
  • Adds more money to specific areas of the budget.
  • Makes other small changes to how the budget is managed.
  • Declares that it will take effect immediately as a Budget Bill.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The state government and its agencies.
  • People who work for or receive services from the state government.

Terms To Know

Appropriations
Money that is set aside to be used by a specific part of the government.
Fiscal Year
A period of one year used for budgeting and financial reporting, starting July 1st and ending June 30th.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify exactly how the additional money will be spent.
  • It is unclear what specific changes are made to the existing Budget Act of 2024 without reviewing detailed amendments.

Bill History

  1. 2025-01-24 California Legislative Information

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 1, Statutes of 2025.

  2. 2025-01-23 California Legislative Information

    Approved by the Governor.

  3. 2025-01-23 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. 2025-01-23 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. 2025-01-23 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 37.).

  6. 2025-01-23 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. 2025-01-23 California Legislative Information

    Art. IV, Sec. 8(b) of the Constitution dispensed with. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 36.)

  8. 2025-01-23 California Legislative Information

    Senate Rules Suspended (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 35.).

  9. 2025-01-23 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  10. 2025-01-23 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Held at Desk.

  11. 2025-01-23 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 54.)

  12. 2025-01-22 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. 2025-01-21 California Legislative Information

    Ordered to second reading.

  14. 2025-01-21 California Legislative Information

    Without reference to committee.

  15. 2025-01-21 California Legislative Information

    From printer.

  16. 2025-01-21 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  17. 2025-01-20 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB4, Gabriel
.
Budget Act of 2024.
The Budget Act of 2024 made appropriations for the support of state government for the 2024–25 fiscal year.
This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2024 by adding appropriations and making other changes.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a Budget Bill.

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