SB-926 • 2026

Public safety: Funding of Proposition 36 Act.

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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: Strickland
Last action: 2026-04-23
Official status: Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how much money will be transferred each year or what happens if there are insufficient funds in the General Fund.

Funding for Public Safety Programs

The bill creates a new fund to support public safety programs related to Proposition 36, which aims to reduce homelessness and drug addiction.

What This Bill Does

Creates the California Public Safety Services Support Fund to be used upon appropriation by the Legislature to implement Proposition 36.
Transfers money from the General Fund to this new fund for use in the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026.
Requires the Board of State and Community Corrections to manage the funds.
Asks the Governor to include yearly budget proposals for funding these programs after 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

Counties and local governments that provide public safety services.
People who benefit from Proposition 36 programs, such as those with drug addiction or homelessness issues.

Terms To Know

Proposition 36: A voter-approved law aimed at reducing homelessness and drug addiction through public safety measures.
General Fund: The main fund used by the state to pay for various programs and services.

Limits and Unknowns

It is not clear how much money will be transferred each year.
The bill does not specify what happens if there are not enough funds in the General Fund to support Proposition 36.

Bill History

2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-22 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 21).
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 21.
2026-04-06 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-04-06 California Legislative Information
April 14 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-03-27 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 14.
2026-03-25 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-03-12 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-02-11 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-01-30 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 1.
2026-01-29 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 926, as amended, Strickland.
Public safety: Funding of Proposition 36 Act.
Existing law generally provides financial support for cities and counties to provide public safety services, including, among other funding, moneys allocated through the Local Revenue Fund 2011 and its accounts. Existing law, enacted by the voters as the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act (Proposition 36) at the November 5, 2024, statewide general election, authorizes the Board of State and Community Corrections to allocate appropriate funds to counties and local governments for programs under the Treatment-Mandated Felony Act, as specified.
This bill, the Funding of Proposition 36 Act, would create the California Public Safety Services Support Fund to be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to implement Proposition 36. The bill
would transfer moneys from the General Fund to the California Public Safety Services
Support Fund and make an
would, upon
appropriation
by the Legislature
for the 2026–27 fiscal year,
as specified.
require the funds to be administered by the Board of State and Community Corrections, as specified.
The bill would also require, beginning in the 2027–28 fiscal year, the Governor to annually include a proposed transfer from the General Fund to the California Public Safety Services Support Fund of an amount sufficient to
fully
fund the
continued implementation
ongoing administration
of Proposition 36 as part of the Governor’s proposed budget to the Legislature.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

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