Assembly BillChaptered/SignedWelfare and Institutions
AB 593: CalFresh: data sharing.
What AB 593 does, verified December 13, 2025
California law allows data sharing between the state and local entities to improve the administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the state. This data sharing aims to increase SNAP participation and measure its impact. The current law permits public entities to share data with the state department of social services for these purposes. This bill would remove the authorization for public entities to share data with the department, limiting the state's ability to access this information.
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Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 698, Statutes of 2025. (2025-09-03)Alert me
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| Oct. 13, 2025 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 698, Statutes of 2025. |
| Oct. 13, 2025 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Sep. 11, 2025 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. |
| Sep. 04, 2025 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2932.). |
| Sep. 04, 2025 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2932.). |
Latest bill textChaptered version, October 13, 2025 · 283 words
Assembly Bill No. 593
CHAPTER 698
An act to amend Section 18901.59 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to CalFresh.
[ Approved by Governor October 13, 2025. Filed with Secretary of State October 13, 2025. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 593, Wicks. CalFresh: data sharing.
Existing federal law establishes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known in California as CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county.
Existing state law authorizes the State Department of Social Services to identify data-sharing opportunities with other state and local public entities for the purposes of improving the administration of CalFresh, increasing CalFresh participation, and measuring the impact of CalFresh, among other purposes. Existing law authorizes public entities, to the extent permitted by federal law, to share data with the department for these purposes.
This bill would remove the authorization for public entities to share data with the department for the above-described purposes.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 18901.59 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:18901.59.
(a) The department may identify data-sharing opportunities with other state and local public entities, and any other unit of state government, for the purposes of improving the administration of CalFresh, increasing CalFresh participation, measuring the impact of CalFresh, and increasing access to critical public health and poverty-alleviating services and other services and benefits available to low-income individuals.(b) The department shall designate an executive-level employee of the department who shall report to the Director of Social Services on the implementation of the provisions of this section and Section 18901.58.
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