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AB 2597: Claims against the state: appropriation.
What AB 2597 does, verified August 25, 2026
The bill relates to the payment of claims against the state, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof. The attorney general is required to report claims, settlements, and judgments to the committee chairperson if insufficient funds are available. The bill appropriates an unspecified amount from the general fund to pay a judgment in an unspecified case. This appropriation is declared to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
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Last action: Joint Rules 61 and 62 (a) suspended. (2026-08-24)Alert me
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| Aug. 24, 2026 | Joint Rules 61 and 62 (a) suspended. |
| Aug. 12, 2026 | Referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Aug. 11, 2026 | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| Aug. 10, 2026 | Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6104.). |
| Aug. 06, 2026 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |