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SB-196 • 2026

Budget Act of 2025.

Budget Act of 2025.

Budget
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review (S) - ()
Last action
2025-03-24
Official status
Referred to Com. on BUDGET.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material only indicates that the Legislature intends to enact statutory changes but does not provide specific details about these changes or their impact.

Terms To Know

Budget Act
A law that tells how a government will spend its money.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not provide specific details about the new budget rules or changes to existing laws.
  • It only expresses the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2025.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-24 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on BUDGET.

  2. 2025-03-20 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  3. 2025-03-20 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 462.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  4. 2025-03-18 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  5. 2025-03-17 California Legislative Information

    Ordered to second reading.

  6. 2025-03-17 California Legislative Information

    Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 384.)

  7. 2025-02-05 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on B. & F. R.

  8. 2025-01-24 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 23.

  9. 2025-01-23 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 196, as introduced, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review.
Budget Act of 2025.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2025.

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