SB-251 • 2026

Claims against the state: appropriation.

Budget

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Caballero
Last action: 2025-07-30
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 90, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact nature of the three specified actions covered by the appropriation is not detailed in the provided official summary.

Money for Claims Against the State

The law gives $1,221,491.30 from the state's money to pay certain claims against it.

What This Bill Does

Gives $1,221,491.30 from the General Fund to the Attorney General for paying specific types of claims, settlements, or judgments against the state.

Who It Names or Affects

The Attorney General
People with certain claims against the state

Terms To Know

General Fund: A main account where most of a government's money is kept to pay for different things.
Urgency statute: A law that needs to be put into use right away because it deals with an urgent matter.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify the three types of actions covered by this appropriation.
It is unclear how much money will be needed in the future for similar claims.

Bill History

2025-07-30 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 90, Statutes of 2025.
2025-07-30 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-07-25 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2025-07-17 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-07-17 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2593.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-07-03 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-02 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 2).
2025-05-21 California Legislative Information
May 21 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-05-12 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-24 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-04-24 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 0. Page 886.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-04-22 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-04-21 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 808.) (April 21).
2025-04-10 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-04 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 21.
2025-04-03 California Legislative Information
April 7 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-04-01 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-28 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 7.
2025-02-14 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-02-04 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6.
2025-02-03 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 251, Caballero.
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 $1,221,491.30 from the General Fund to the Attorney General for the payment of claims, settlements, or judgments against the state arising from
3 specified actions.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

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