California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2510: CalWORKs.
Status: Vetoed, September 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Sections 11265.2 and 11320.3 of, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 11203 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to CalWORKs. CalWORKs CalWORKs. (1) Under existing law, if the federal government provides funds for the care of a needy relative with whom a needy child is living, aid to the child for any month includes aid to meet the needs of that relative, except as prescribed…
From the enrolled text, August 30, 2026:
An act to amend Sections 11265.2 and 11320.3 of, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 11203 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to CalWORKs. CalWORKs CalWORKs. (1) Under existing law, if the federal government provides funds for the care of a needy relative with whom a needy child is living, aid to the child for any month includes aid to meet the needs of that relative, except as prescribed. Existing law establishes the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families using federal, state, and county funds. Existing law provides that the parent or parents are to be considered living with the needy child for a period of up to 6 months, or for a time period as determined by the State Department of Social Services, of the needy child’s absence from the family assistance unit, and that the parents are eligible for CalWORKs aid and childcare services if specified conditions are met, including, among others, that the child has been removed from the parent or parents and that the family was receiving aid under when the child was removed. Existing law requires all applicants for or recipients of CalWORKs to ensure and provide documentation that each child in the assistance unit who …
Sponsors
- Joaquin Arambula (D, AD31) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Vetoed by Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 9. Page 6586.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 9.).
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 8.).
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).
Votes
- AB 2510 Arambula Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 26, 2026): 60 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2510 Arambula By Smallwood-Cuevas (August 25, 2026): 30 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Do pass (August 13, 2026): 5 yea, 2 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] (June 29, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 2510 Arambula Assembly Third Reading (May 27, 2026): 59 yea, 7 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB2510?
- AB2510 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): CalWORKs.
- What does AB2510 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Sections 11265.2 and 11320.3 of, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 11203 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to CalWORKs. CalWORKs CalWORKs. (1) Under existing law, if the federal government provides funds for the care of a needy relative with whom a needy child is living, aid to the child for any month includes aid to meet the needs of that relative, except as prescribed…
- What is the status of AB2510?
- Vetoed as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Vetoed by Governor. (September 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB2510?
- Joaquin Arambula (D, AD31).
- Where is the official record for AB2510?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2510
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