California Assembly Bill 548
Session 20252026
Enhanced Services for Asylees and Vulnerable Noncitizens program.
Active
Failed in Assembly on Feb 2, 2026
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
548
State
California
Session
20252026
checkPassed on April 29, 2025
Motion Text
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Assembly Roll Call Votes
Summary
Existing law, subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act, establishes the Enhanced Services for Asylees and Vulnerable Noncitizens program to provide resettlement services for persons granted asylum by the United States Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security or who are vulnerable noncitizens. For purposes of the program, vulnerable noncitizens are persons who are eligible to receive refugee cash assistance and services as victims of crime. Existing law requires the program, under the administration of the State Department of Social Services, to provide specified services for up to 90 days within the first year following a person's grant of asylum or eligibility for services as a victim of a crime, respectively. Existing law requires grants or contracts awarded under the program to be executed only with nonprofit organizations, as specified, with at least 3 years of experience with providing case management services and providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services. Existing law requires the department, in collaboration with service providers, to determine outcome metrics to define program success.
This bill would change the eligibility criteria to receive services under the program from asylees or vulnerable noncitizens, as described above, to persons who, among other things, are screened by the United States Department of Homeland Security during January 1, 2024, to January 1, 2026, inclusive. The bill would require the program to provide services to an eligible person for up to 90 days within the first year following that screening. The bill would require grants or contracts awarded under the program to be executed only with nonprofit organizations with at least one year of experience with providing the above-described services. The bill would require the department to collect data from grantees related to the outcome metrics described above and post the findings on its internet website.
02/11/25 - Introduced
February 11, 2025
03/24/25 - Amended Assembly
March 24, 2025
04/26/25- Assembly Human Services
April 26, 2025
05/05/25- Assembly Appropriations
May 5, 2025
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02/02/2026
Assembly
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
01/31/2026
Assembly
Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
05/23/2025
Assembly
In committee: Held under submission.
05/07/2025
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
04/30/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
03/25/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
03/24/2025
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
03/24/2025
Assembly
Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
02/12/2025
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
02/11/2025
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 12, 2025 3:58:18 PM
Record Updated
Feb 3, 2026 8:33:53 AM