California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB1039: State-funded assistance grants and contracts: advance payments.
Status: Vetoed, September 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Sections 8334 and 11019.3 of the Government Code, relating to state government. state government State-funded assistance grants and contracts: advance payments. Existing law authorizes a state agency administering a grant program or contract to advance a payment to a recipient entity, subject to specified requirements…
From the enrolled text, September 3, 2026:
An act to amend Sections 8334 and 11019.3 of the Government Code, relating to state government. state government State-funded assistance grants and contracts: advance payments. Existing law authorizes a state agency administering a grant program or contract to advance a payment to a recipient entity, subject to specified requirements. Existing law defines “recipient entity” for these purposes to mean a private, nonprofit organization qualified under federal law, or a federally recognized Indian tribe whose territorial boundaries lie wholly or partially within the State of California, as specified. Existing law requires the administering state agency, among other things, to prioritize recipient entities and projects serving disadvantaged, low-income, and underresourced communities, to stipulate an advance payment structure and request process within the grant agreement or contract, and to ensure an advance payment to the recipient entity does not exceed 25% of the total grant or contract amount, except as specified. Existing law requires recipient entities to satisfy specified minimum requirements, including submitting prescribed documentation, providing progress reports on the expenditure of advanced funds no less than on a quarterly basis, and depositing any funds received as an advance payment into a federally insured account, as specified. This bill would expand the definition of “recipient entity” to include a private, nonprofit organization qualified under state law and would limit the requirement to prioritize …
Sponsors
- Gregg Hart (D, AD37) · primary sponsor
- Esmeralda Soria (D, AD27)
Latest actions
- : Vetoed by Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 3. Page 6864.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
Votes
- AB 1039 Hart Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 30, 2026): 75 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1039 Hart et al. By McNerney (August 28, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended (August 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Placed on suspense file (August 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (July 8, 2025): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 1039 Hart Assembly Third Reading (June 2, 2025): 79 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB1039?
- AB1039 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): State-funded assistance grants and contracts: advance payments.
- What does AB1039 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Sections 8334 and 11019.3 of the Government Code, relating to state government. state government State-funded assistance grants and contracts: advance payments. Existing law authorizes a state agency administering a grant program or contract to advance a payment to a recipient entity, subject to specified requirements…
- What is the status of AB1039?
- Vetoed as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Vetoed by Governor. (September 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB1039?
- Gregg Hart (D, AD37), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for AB1039?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1039
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