State-funded assistance grants and contracts: advance payments.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Vetoed
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill changes how California state agencies can give early cash advances to nonprofit groups and tribes that receive state grants or contracts. It adds reporting, deposit and audit requirements, limits the size of advances, and makes agencies state the advance percentage in public solicitations. The changes apply differently to awards announced before and after Jan. 1, 2026.

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Vote

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1873.) · Jun 2, 2025

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 13, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 3, 2026
• Governmental Organization Committee Hearing
  Governmental Organization · Jul 8, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 23, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 7, 2025

History

1. Aug 7, 2025In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2. Jul 8, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
3. Jun 18, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.
4. Jun 11, 2025Referred to Com. on G.O.
5. Jun 3, 2025In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
6. Jun 2, 2025Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1873.)
7. May 27, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
8. May 23, 2025From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
9. May 7, 2025In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
10. Apr 24, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 22. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
11. Apr 24, 2025Coauthors revised.
12. Mar 10, 2025Referred to Com. on G.O.

The 12 most recent of 14 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Gregg Hart (D) · sponsor
• Hart
• Soria

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