California Senate Bill SB102

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/23/25
• Refer: 2/5/25
• Engrossed: 3/20/25
• Refer: 3/24/25
• Refer: 6/24/25

Caption

An act relating to the Budget Act of 2025. An act to amend the Budget Act of 2025 by amending Items 0130-021-0001, 0250-012-0932, 0250-015-0001, 0250-101-0001, 0250-101-0932, 0509-001-0001, 0509-491, 0511-001-0001, 0515-001-0001, 0515-001-0299, 0515-001-0317, 0515-001-3036, 0515-001-3153, 0515-001-3363, 0540-001-6088, 0540-490, 0540-491, 0540-495, 0650-495, 0680-001-0001, 0680-102-0001, 0690-001-0022, 0690-101-0022, 0690-105-0001, 0690-495, 0820-001-0001, 0845-001-0001, 0890-001-0001, 0950-001-0001, 0957-011-3403, 1111-001-0069, 1111-001-0108, 1111-001-0152, 1111-001-0264, 1111-001-0280, 1111-001-0310, 1111-001-0319, 1111-001-0326, 1111-001-0376, 1111-001-0704, 1111-001-0706, 1111-001-0735, 1111-001-0741, 1111-001-0757, 1111-001-0758, 1111-001-0759, 1111-001-0761, 1111-001-0763, 1111-001-0767, 1111-001-0770, 1111-001-0773, 1111-001-0775, 1111-001-0777, 1111-001-0779, 1111-001-3017, 1111-001-3140, 1111-002-0239, 1111-002-0305, 1111-002-0400, 1111-002-0421, 1111-002-0582, 1111-002-0702, 1111-002-0717, 1111-002-3122, 1111-002-3438, 1115-001-3288, 1701-001-3363, 1703-001-0001, 1703-001-3372, 2240-001-0001, 2660-001-0042, 2660-108-0001, 2720-002-0001, 3340-491, 3480-492, 3540-001-0001, 3540-001-3228, 3540-006-0001, 3540-491, 3540-492, 3790-001-0516, 3790-002-0001, 3790-301-0392, 3860-490, 3860-495, 3940-001-3058, 4140-001-0001, 4140-001-3436, 4140-101-0001, 4140-102-0001, 4170-101-3098, 4170-102-0942, 4260-001-0001, 4260-001-0890, 4260-001-3085, 4260-101-0001, 4260-101-0890, 4260-101-3085, 4260-101-3311, 4260-116-3397, 4265-001-0001, 4265-001-0231, 4265-001-3385, 4265-004-0001, 4265-111-0001, 4265-111-0231, 4265-111-3385, 4265-490, 4300-101-0001, 4440-301-0001, 4560-101-3085, 4800-101-3381, 5180-001-0001, 5180-001-0890, 5180-101-0001, 5180-101-0890, 5180-141-0001, 5180-141-0890, 5180-151-0001, 5180-151-0890, 5180-492, 5180-495, 5225-001-0001, 5225-002-0001, 5225-008-0001, 5225-017-0001, 5225-024-0001, 6100-001-0001, 6100-110-0001, 6100-136-0890, 6100-161-0890, 6100-194-0001, 6100-196-0001, 6100-296-0001, 6100-488, 6120-011-0001, 6360-001-0001, 6360-001-0407, 6440-001-0001, 6440-005-0001, 6610-001-0001, 6645-496, 6870-101-0001, 6870-488, 6980-101-0001, 7100-001-0001, 7100-011-0890, 7100-021-0890, 7120-101-0001, 7120-490, 7350-001-0223, 7350-001-0396, 7350-001-0452, 7350-001-0453, 7350-001-0514, 7350-001-0571, 7350-001-3002, 7350-001-3022, 7350-001-3078 7350-001-3121, 7350-001-3150, 7350-001-3152, 7350-101-3078, 7501-001-0001, 7730-001-0001, 7760-001-0001, 7760-001-0002, 8140-101-0001, 8260-001-0001, 8570-001-0001, 8570-490, 8570-491, 8660-495, 8860-001-0001, 8940-001-0001, 9210-110-0001, 9800-001-0001, 9800-001-0494, and 9800-001-0988 of, repealing Items 0509-495, 3900-102-0115, 4140-001-3447, 6120-211-0890, and 7120-101-3078 of, and adding Items 0509-101-0001, 0509-102-0001, 0511-002-0001, 0540-003-6093, 0540-103-0001, 0559-002-0001, 0680-101-0001, 0690-005-0001, 0690-104-0001, 0690-490, 0845-002-0001, 0954-490, 0977-401, 2240-107-0001, 2240-120-0001, 2660-101-0001, 2720-002-0044, 3100-490, 3125-001-6093, 3540-101-0001, 3600-002-0001, 3760-001-6093, 3790-003-0392, 3790-009-6093, 3790-012-0001, 3790-301-0001, 3810-002-6093, 3810-101-0001, 3825-002-6093, 3845-001-6093, 3855-002-6093, 3860-005-6093, 3900-011-3228, 3900-101-0001, 3940-102-0001, 3970-101-0001, 4140-491, 4265-012-0001, 4265-112-0001, 4265-401, 4265-493, 5227-105-0001, 6100-222-0001, 6120-490, 6125-490, 6980-495, 7730-490, 7760-101-0001, 8955-101-3313, and 8955-112-0001 to, Section 2.00 of, amending Sections 4.05, 4.12, 11.25, 12.32, 13.30, 13.40, 35.50, 39.00, 90.00, and 99.50 of, repealing Section 19.80 of, and adding Sections 3.90, 19.56, 19.57, 28.30, 28.31, and 37.00 to, that act, relating to the state budget, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, budget bill.

Summary

SB 102 is the 2025 Budget Act trailer/budget bill that amends the Budget Act of 2025 by revising, adding, and repealing numerous appropriations across state government. It is an immediate-effect budget bill that makes a broad set of funding changes for the fiscal year, including adjustments to judicial branch funding, public safety, health and human services, education, transportation, natural resources, and various state agencies and special funds. The bill also includes reappropriations, fund transfers, loan authority, reporting requirements, and contract/procurement exemptions tied to specific programs. A major portion of the bill focuses on the Judicial Branch and related justice-system programs. It provides funding for trial courts, legal aid, pretrial services, CARE Act implementation, Proposition 36 implementation, court interpreters, self-help services, and court reporters, while also setting reporting and allocation rules for how those funds are distributed and monitored. The bill also modifies funding for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, including rehabilitative programming, substance use disorder treatment, prison health care, air-cooling pilot work, and grant programs for community-based prison programming and sexual assault response efforts. The bill also makes substantial changes in health and human services. It adjusts Medi-Cal and behavioral health appropriations, funds county behavioral health support for Proposition 36, expands or continues programs such as Title X family planning, the CalHOPE warm line, the ACEs Aware initiative, the TGI Wellness and Equity Fund, and various public health workforce and licensing efforts. In addition, it includes funding for housing and homelessness programs, child care and foster care supports, immigration-related legal services, and several targeted local assistance grants. Many of these provisions include detailed conditions on eligibility, reporting, and use of funds, and several authorize the Department of Finance or agencies to augment or transfer funds under specified circumstances. The general sentiment reflected in the available vote history appears favorable within the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review process, with the bill passing Senate third reading 28-10. The bill then moved through the Assembly Budget process with author’s amendments, indicating active negotiation and refinement rather than unanimous agreement. Overall, the bill appears to have broad support as a necessary budget measure, but the number of detailed program-specific changes suggests it was also the subject of significant policy and fiscal bargaining. Notable points of contention appear to center on the size and direction of spending, especially for justice, health, homelessness, and corrections programs, as well as the use of special funding streams and contract exemptions. The bill includes several restrictions on immigration-related legal services, detailed reporting requirements for Proposition 36 and pretrial programs, and significant reallocations or reductions in some areas while increasing others. These kinds of provisions typically draw scrutiny from stakeholders concerned about program priorities, accountability, local implementation burdens, and whether the budget shifts resources toward enforcement, treatment, or social services.

Impact

SB 102 amends the Budget Act of 2025 and therefore changes state appropriations, fund conditions, reversion dates, and administrative authorities across many departments and special funds. It affects the Judicial Branch, Corrections, Health Care Services, Public Health, Social Services, Transportation, Natural Resources, Education, and multiple regulatory agencies, while also creating or revising local assistance grants and one-time program allocations. The bill also changes statutory implementation conditions indirectly by directing how agencies may spend funds, when they may contract without standard procurement rules, and what reporting they must provide to the Legislature.

Sentiment

The bill’s overall tone in the available voting history is supportive but not unanimous. It advanced as a budget measure with a strong Senate vote, suggesting broad institutional backing for the package, while the Assembly action shows it continued to be amended and negotiated. The content of the bill indicates a pragmatic, omnibus budget approach that combines popular investments with technical adjustments and policy conditions, which is typical of a major budget trailer bill.

Contention

The most notable areas of contention are the bill’s large and highly specific funding allocations, especially for Proposition 36 implementation, corrections programming, homelessness and encampment response, public health and behavioral health initiatives, and justice-system services. Some provisions also restrict the use of funds for certain immigration-related legal services, which may be controversial among immigrant-rights advocates. In addition, the bill’s many procurement exemptions, transfer authorities, and reporting mandates may concern legislators or stakeholders focused on transparency, oversight, and local control versus state direction.