CalWORKs: unrelated adult male.

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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: Smallwood-Cuevas
Last action: 2026-04-20
Official status: April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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CalWORKs: Unrelated Adult Male

This bill removes a requirement that unrelated adult males living with families receiving CalWORKs benefits must contribute financially to those families.

What This Bill Does

Removes the rule that requires an unrelated adult male who lives with a family applying for or getting help from the CalWORKs program to give money to the family.

Who It Names or Affects

Families receiving or applying for CalWORKs benefits who have an unrelated adult male living with them.
Counties and local agencies involved in administering the CalWORKs program.

Terms To Know

CalWORKs: A California program that provides cash assistance and other support to low-income families.
TANF: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, a federal program providing funds to states for welfare programs.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not provide funding from the General Fund to cover costs related to implementing these changes.
If the Commission on State Mandates finds that the bill imposes new state-mandated local program costs, reimbursement procedures will apply as required by law.

Bill History

2026-04-20 California Legislative Information
April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-10 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 20.
2026-04-07 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-17 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 6.
2026-02-18 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
2026-02-11 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 13.
2026-02-10 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1030, as introduced, Smallwood-Cuevas.
CalWORKs: unrelated adult male.
Existing federal law provides for allocation of federal funds through the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant program to eligible states. Existing law provides for the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program under which, through a combination of state and county funds and federal funds received through the TANF program, each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families. Existing law requires an unrelated adult male who resides with a family who is applying for or receiving aid from the CalWORKs program to make a financial contribution to the family, as specified.
This bill would repeal those provisions requiring an unrelated adult male who resides with a family applying for or receiving aid from the CalWORKs program to make a financial
contribution to the family. By expanding eligibility for the CalWORKs program, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
Existing law continuously appropriates moneys from the General Fund to defray a portion of county costs under the CalWORKs program.
This bill would provide that the continuous appropriation would not be made for purposes of implementing the bill.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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