Hunger Legislation Tracker - California Association of Food Banks

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Anti-Hunger Bills (2025):

AB 79 (Arambula) – Public Benefits & Higher Education County Liaisons

This bill establishes a statewide knowledge sharing network of basic needs coordinators on college campuses and county liaisons of higher education to improve awareness of public benefit programs like CalFresh and CalWORKs among college students.

Patrocinador (es): California Association of Food Banks, Center for Healthy Communities, Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organization, UAspire

Posición: Apoyo

Estado: Referred to the Assembly Human Services and Higher Education Committee

Texto de factura | Factsheet (coming soon)

AB 337 (Berman) – Edible Food Recovery Grants

This bill would expand the current list for which CalRecycle can award grants
through their edible food recovery program.

Patrocinador (es): N/A

Posición: Apoyo

Estado: Referred to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources

Texto de factura | Hoja de hechos

Anti-Poverty Bills (2025):

AB 636 (Ortega) – Expand Diaper Access Under Medi-Cal

This bill would ensure children 3 and older enrolled in Medi-Cal who have a prescription for diapers can receive them at no cost through a federal program within Medicaid, the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit.

Patrocinador (es): California Association of Food Banks, GRACE/End Child Poverty CA, National Diaper Bank Network

Posición: Apoyo

Estado: Introduced.

Texto de factura | Factsheet (coming soon!)

AB 397 (Gonzalez) – Young Child Tax Credit

This bill would expand who is eligible for the Young Child Tax Credit to all CAL-EITC eligible households.

Patrocinador (es): Prosper CA Coalition

Posición: Apoyo

Estado: Referred to the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxes

Texto de factura | Factsheet (coming soon!)

AB 398 (Ahrens) – Earned Income Tax Credit

This bill would ensure any household eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit gets at minimum $300.

Patrocinador (es): Prosper CA Coalition

Posición: Apoyo

Estado: Referred to the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxes

Texto de factura | Factsheet (coming soon!)

SB 48 (Gonzalez) – Safe Access to Schools

This bill would protect students and families, maintaining schools as spaces where everyone has the right to an education. Specifically, the bill aims to keep U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents off California campuses by establishing a one-mile radius safe zone around schools, as well as safeguarding against the use of school data for deportation efforts.

Patrocinador (es): State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond

Posición: Apoyo

Estado: Referred to the Senate Education and Public Safety Committee

Texto de factura | Hoja de hechos

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