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Assembly approves AB 104 to adjust 2025 budget and extend loan repayment for two Imperial County hospitals
Summary
The California State Assembly concurred in Senate amendments and approved AB 104 on June 4, 2025, a budget bill making technical adjustments to the 2025 Budget Act and extending loan repayment terms for two Imperial County hospitals, among other reappropriations.
The California State Assembly on June 4, 2025, voted to concur in Senate amendments and pass AB 104, a budget bill that makes technical adjustments to the 2025 Budget Act and reappropriates funding for projects requiring extended timelines.
Assemblymember Rebecca Gabriel, who presented the bill, told members the measure “makes technical and conforming changes to the 2025 budget act and reappropriates funding for a variety of projects and grants that require extended timelines.” Gabriel also said the bill “provides 2 additional hospitals in Imperial County with loan repayment extensions and enacts small changes to some budget numbers to reflect updated federal funding allocations.”
Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez, speaking in support, said the loan repayment extensions would help rural hospitals stabilize operations. “By extending repayment terms on critical loans, we’re giving hospitals like El Centro and Palo Verde the tools they need to stabilize operations, retain staff, and continue delivering essential care,” Gonzalez said.
Clerk records show the chamber approved the measure and the motion carried. (Clerk tally recorded 53 ayes.) The bill was presented and passed under concurrence procedure with an urgency to take effect as a budget measure.
Why it matters: AB 104 is a budget technical bill but includes programmatic changes that directly affect health care access in rural Imperial County by extending loan repayment terms for two hospitals identified in the Assembly presentation. The bill also reappropriates funds for projects and grants the Department of Finance identified as needing extended timelines.
What the Assembly recorded: the bill was presented without extended floor debate beyond the sponsor’s remarks and a supporting floor statement; members then moved to a recorded vote. The clerk announced the tally and the measure carried.
Next steps: As a budget bill enacted with concurrence, AB 104’s provisions take effect under the budget act’s implementation timing and follow-up adjustments to agency allocation and reporting will be managed by the Department of Finance and affected departments.
