Claims against the state: appropriation.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the exact amount of money set aside, nor does it specify which cases this bill will cover.

Money for State Claims

The bill sets aside money from the General Fund to cover a legal judgment against the state, and requires reporting of claims if there is not enough funding.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside an unspecified amount of money from the General Fund to pay a specific legal judgment against the state.
• Requires the Attorney General to report certain claims, settlements, or judgments to the Senate Committee on Appropriations or the Assembly Committee on Appropriations if there is not enough funding available.

Who It Names or Affects

• The state government
• People or organizations that have won legal cases against the state

Terms To Know

General Fund

A big pot of money in the state budget used to pay for many different things.

Urgency statute

A law that takes effect right away because it is considered very important and urgent.

Limits and Unknowns

• The exact amount of money set aside is not specified.
• The specific case or cases this bill will cover are not named.

Official Summary Text

SB 1231, as introduced, Cervantes.
Claims against the state: appropriation.
Under existing law, if sufficient appropriations are not available for the payment of certain claims, settlements, or judgments, the Attorney General is required to report the claims, settlements, and judgments to the chairperson of either the Senate Committee on Appropriations or the Assembly Committee on Appropriations, who is then required to cause introduction of legislation appropriating the funds necessary for payment.
This bill would appropriate an unspecified amount from the General Fund to the Attorney General to pay the judgment in an unspecified case.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Current Bill Text

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