Thank you to everyone who attended our 2025 Lobby Day on May 28, 2025! We appreciate your commitment to LOPP-CA and faith-based advocacy.
Overview: At the conclusion of the California legislative session, 3 of the Lobby Day bills were passed, 2 will become a two-year bill, and one died. Our budget asks were directed toward both the state government of California and federal government of the United States of America.
Passed: SB 635 (Durazo), AB 49 (Muratsuchi) , SB 624 (Caballero)
Two Year Bill: AB 1243 (Addis), SB 684 (Menjvar)
Died: AB 794 (Gabriel)
About the Bills
SB 635 (Durazo): Food vendors and facilities: enforcement activities – Passed
This bill will prevent local governments from sharing personally identifiable data to federal immigration enforcement agencies, it will also prevent the collection of an individual’s immigration status, citizenship status or place of birth, criminal history, or collection of fingerprints, or requires a background check in order to receive a vending permit.
AB 49 (Muratsuchi): School sites and daycare centers: entry requirements: immigration enforcement – Passed
Protects undocumented students and their families by prohibiting ICE officers from entering a school site or childcare facility for any purpose without providing valid identification, a written statement of purpose, a valid judicial warrant, and approval from the school district’s superintendent or director of the childcare center.
SB 624 (Cabellero): Nonminor dependents: tax guidance – Passed
This bill will require county child welfare agencies and juvenile probation departments to mail information about the Foster Youth Tax Credit (FYTC) and tax filing to all nonminor dependents. It will also require the state to provide guidance to counties on best practices for implementing the FYTC.
AB 1243 (Addis), SB 684 (Menjvar): Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025 – Two Year Bill
Ensures polluters pay to protect Californians and lower costs by funding critical climate solutions, including transitioning to clean energy, disaster resilience, sustainable infrastructure, and support for workers and communities suffering climate harms.
AB 794 (Gabriel): California Safe Drinking Water Act: Emergency Regulations – Died in amended assembly
This bill would have required the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) to adopt an emergency regulation based on the existing federal standards. After setting the regulations, the board must set standards for PFAS chemicals in drinking water.
Budget Asks: State and Federal
State of California: Restoration of Medi-Cal Funding
Our Ask: We advocated for a restoration in funding to the Health and Human Services funding lost in the May Revise of the California state budget. Categories included reinstating the Medi-Cal asset limit, the cap of in-home supportive services overtime and travel hours at 50 hours, the mandatory Medi-Cal enrollment freeze for undocumented immigrants age 19 or older, and imposing a $100 monthly healthcare premium for adults age 19 or older with unsatisfactory immigration status.
Result: The Medi-Cal asset limit was reinstated. Medi-Cal enrollment remains frozen for undocumented immigrants age 19 and older. Premiums for unsatisfactory immigration status adults are now capped at $30 a month down from $100 a month.
Federal Government: Restoration of Health and Human Services funding
Our Ask: We advocated for the full restoration of $800 billion from Healthcare and Medicare Programs, $300 billion from education programs, and $300 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). We also urged our legislators to stop the passing of the One Big Beautiful Bill in Congress, as these tax cuts will impact millions of working families, those with disabilities, and low-income communities.
Result: Tax cuts from the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” and the federal government were passed. Federal funding for SNAP was cut by nearly $200 billion – about 20% — across 10 years. The state Department of Health Care Services estimates that work requirements will result in up to 3 million adults losing coverage as well as a loss of at least $28.4 billion in federal funding for Medi-Cal. In addition, currently-qualifying immigrants’ healthcare will be taken away, as HR-1 restricts access to Medicare to only US citizens, green card holders, Cuban-Haitian entrants, and individuals from COFA nations (Compacts of Free Association). The bill also eliminates the Graduate Plus loan program and limits borrowers to just two repayment options: a new fixed-payment option called the “standard” plan and a new income-based plan called “Repayment Assistance Plan” (RAP).
Once again, thanks to all who attended Lobby Day 2025. We invite you to remain connected to LOPP-CA going forward, and hope you will consider attending next year’s Lobby Day in 2026.
