Hunger Legislation Tracker - California Association of Food Banks

SB 881 (McNerney) – Extending Tax Credits & Assistance Vital to Food Banks

This bill will extend the ability for farmers,growers, and food producers to receive tax credits for donating surplus food to food banks and it will extend the option for California taxpayers to donate to foodbanks on their state tax returns.

赞助商： California Association of Food Banks, Californians Against Waste

位置： Sponsor

状态： Passed out of the Senate

帐单文字 | 概况介绍 | Organizational Sign-On Letter

AB 2299 (Calderon) – California Anti-Hunger Response and Employment Training Act

This bill will create state-funded benefits for Californians cut off from federal CalFresh due to the time limits and humanitarian immigrant eligibility changes.

赞助商： California Association of Food Banks, Grace/End Child Poverty California, California Immigrant Policy Center, Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organization, Nourish California, Public Interest Law Project and Western Center on Law and Poverty.

位置： Sponsor

状态： Headed to the Assembly Floor

帐单文字 | 概况介绍 | Organizational Sign-On Letter

AB 1049 (Rodriguez) – 加州食品援助计划 — 取消担保人收入计算

This bill will remove sponsor deeming from the California Food Assistance Program as part of the Food4All campaign.

赞助商： 滋养加州，加州移民政策中心

位置： 支持

状态： Referred to Senate Human Services Committee (Hearing 6/1)

帐单文字 | 概况介绍 | Letter of Support Template (due 5/26 at noon)

AB 1734 (Stefani) – Count Hunger Act

This bill creates a 2-year pilot program to fill the gap left by the federal government’s elimination of the national hunger survey and defunding of the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) food security survey. The bill will fund CHIS and expand measurement to include families earning up to 400% of the FPL, ensuring CA can track how federal policy changes, like H.R. 1, impact hunger across income levels, providing critical data as CA advocates for restored federal research capacity.

赞助商： California Association of Food Banks, San Francisco-Marin Food Bank

位置： 支持

状态： Headed to the Assembly Floor

帐单文字 | 概况介绍 | Letter of Support Template

SB 961 (Ashby) – College Student Eligibility

This bill will reduce barriers college students face to enrolling in CalFresh.

赞助商： Alliance for A Better Community, California Competes: Higher Education for a Strong Economy, Center for Healthy Communities, Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organizations, Junior Leagues of California State Public Affairs Committee, Michelson Center for Public Policy, NextGen California, Southern California College Attainment Network, uAspire, UC Student Association, and Young Invincibles

位置： 支持

状态： Held in the Senate Appropriations Committee

帐单文字 | 概况介绍 | Letter of Support Sign-On

Anti-Poverty Bills (2026):

AB 1690 (Ahrens) – Young Child Tax Credit

This bill will provides meaningful cash support to financially struggling families by extending the
California Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC). It phases in higher age eligibility annually, ultimately extending the credit to include families with children up to age 18.

赞助商： The Prosper California Coalition

位置： 支持

状态： Held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee

帐单文字 | 概况介绍 | Template Letter of Support

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Anti-Hunger Bills (2026):

SB 881 (McNerney) – Extending Tax Credits & Assistance Vital to Food Banks

AB 2299 (Calderon) – California Anti-Hunger Response and Employment Training Act

AB 1049 (Rodriguez) – 加州食品援助计划 — 取消担保人收入计算

AB 1734 (Stefani) – Count Hunger Act

SB 961 (Ashby) – College Student Eligibility

Anti-Poverty Bills (2026):

AB 1690 (Ahrens) – Young Child Tax Credit

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