With the June 4 deadline for legislation to pass out of their house looming, lawmakers are busily trying to shepherd bills to the other side of the Capitol. Amidst that flurry of activity, Senator Toni Atkins also announced yesterday that lawmakers will only be allowed to advance 12 bills for the remainder of the Session, a result of increased COVID-related technology issues that have taken extra time to work through in committee hearings.
With the June 4 deadline for legislation to pass out of their house looming, lawmakers are busily trying to shepherd bills to the other side of the Capitol. Amidst that flurry of activity, Senator Toni Atkins also announced yesterday that lawmakers will only be allowed to advance 12 bills for the remainder of the Session, a result of increased COVID-related technology issues that have taken extra time to work through in committee hearings.
In addition, Governor Newsom released his May Budget Revise late last week, and thanks to the State’s $76 million budget surplus ($37 million according to the non-partisan Legislative Analyst’s Office), the proposal includes one-time allocations for items that have long been on the wish list for Californians.
The revised budget includes $69 million for the upcoming fiscal year and $1 billion ongoing to expand Medi-Cal coverage to all adults age 60 and over, regardless of immigration status.
The budget also contains an additional one-time $50 million allocation for immigration services, as well as extensive one-time funding for restorative justice programs, including adding an addition visitation day at prisons, providing technology for education for incarcerated individuals, and boosting the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Program.
The revision also includes steep investments to support the state’s homelessness services, expand water safety and infrastructure, provide funding for low-income communities battling the effects of climate change, and increase in funding for CalWORKs and child welfare services.
Click here for a more comprehensive look at the budget allocations. Please also keep watch for alerts as budget bills begin to take center stage.