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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California AB 2597

Claims against the state: appropriation.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· 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 $7,391,650.83 from the General Fund to the Attorney General for the payment of claims, settlements, or judgments against the state arising from 8 specified actions. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 12:03 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Aug 30, 2026
Senate		3rd Reading AB2597 Wicks By Cervantes Urgency ClausepassSet your home in California to see
Aug 27, 2026
Senate		Do passpassSet your home in California to see
Aug 10, 2026
House		AB 2597 Wicks Third Reading UrgencypassSet your home in California to see
Aug 5, 2026
House		Do pass.passSet your home in California to see

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