Claims against the state: appropriation.
Summary
Under existing law, if sufficient appropriations are not available for the payment of certain claims, settlements, or judgments, the Attorney General is required to report the claims, settlements, and judgments to the chairperson of either the Senate Committee on Appropriations or the Assembly Committee on Appropriations, who is then required to cause introduction of legislation appropriating the funds necessary for payment. This bill would appropriate an unspecified amount from the General Fund to the Attorney General to pay the judgment in an unspecified case. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2026
Last action Mar 4, 2026
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Total actions
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Committee
1
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Sabrina Cervantes
DDemocratic
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