Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2025 through May 9, 2025

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Liz Krueger

Authorizes emergency funding for April 1–May 9, 2025 to cover urgent state needs, with expedited approval and fast disbursement to agencies, employees, and contractors.

REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

Overview

Bill: S 7797

Title: Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2025 through May 9, 2025

Purpose: To authorize emergency funding to cover state needs during a specific, narrow time window (April 1, 2025 – May 9, 2025).

Status: Referred to Ways and Means (Senate). Companion related bill in Assembly: A 8282.

Sponsor: Liz Krueger (primary)

Purpose and Scope

The bill creates or authorizes an emergency appropriation intended to address immediate funding requirements for a defined period in spring 2025.

The emergency designation signals expedited consideration and an urgent funding need appropriate to the period stated (April 1 to May 9, 2025).

Dollar amounts, programs funded, and any conditions or controls would be detailed in the bill’s text; the available summary notes only the emergency nature and the timeframe.

Key Provisions and Changes (as indicated by the bill’s status)

Emergency appropriation authority for a defined period (April 1, 2025 – May 9, 2025).

Accompanied by procedural mechanisms common to emergency spending (e.g., “Message of Necessity” and expedited messages), to allow rapid funding without the usual full-budget process.

The bill’s urgency is underscored by designations such as “Message of Necessity,” “3 Day Message,” and “Passed Senate” on the same date as introduction, indicating a streamlined path through the Senate.

Specific programmatic allocations, eligible expenditures, and reporting/oversight requirements would be specified in the enacted text; the summary does not provide those details.

Affected Entities

State agencies and programs that would receive emergency funds for the specified period.

State employees and contractors who rely on funding appropriated during this window.

Legislative and executive budget processes, particularly Ways and Means committees, given the bill’s assignment and movement.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

Introduced: May 8, 2025

Senate actions (May 8, 2025):

Referred to Rules
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.975
Message of Necessity – Appropriation
Message of Necessity – 3 Day Message
Passed Senate
Delivered to Assembly
Referred to Ways and Means

Companion: A 8282 in the Assembly (indicating cross-chamber effort and alignment)

Next steps: In the Assembly, where it would be assigned to relevant committees (likely Ways and Means) and considered for expedited passage, potentially with differences from the companion bill.

Additional Notes

The bill is labeled as a “bill” with emergency appropriation language; exact fiscal impact and programs funded are not detailed in the provided summary and would be found in the bill text.

Given the emergency designation, expect fast-tracked consideration and a focus on swift disbursement and oversight suitable to an urgent funding need.

If you’d like, I can incorporate the specific dollar amounts and programmatic details from the bill text once you provide them, or compare S 7797 with its Assembly companion A 8282.

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