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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 553: CalFresh: food access.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 553 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: CalFresh: food access. Primary sponsor: Jessica Caloza (D). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (July 14, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 38, Statutes of 2025.

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Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing federal law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known in California as CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county.

Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to seek all available federal waivers and approvals necessary to maximize food choices for CalFresh recipients under federal law and guidance, including to purchase hot foods or hot food products ready for immediate consumption, pursuant to federal law, as specified.

This bill would instead require the department to maximize all available food choices for CalFresh recipients, including, but not limited to, hot foods or hot food products ready for immediate consumption, pursuant to federal law, as specified.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jessica CalozaPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly52
Lisa CalderonCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly56

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 38, Statutes of 2025.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1932.).
  6. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
  7. From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  9. Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
  10. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1276.)
  12. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page