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Assembly passes SB 101 budget bill after hours of debate over Medi‑Cal, Prop 36, wildfire and high‑speed rail
Summary
On May 29, 2025 the California State Assembly voted 57-19 to pass Senate Bill 101, the legislative budge package. Debate focused on funding for Medi‑Cal and services for undocumented immigrants, implementation funding for Proposition 36, wildfire prevention funding, and allocations to high‑speed rail.
SACRAMENTO — The California State Assembly on May 29, 2025 passed Senate Bill 101, the legislature's budget bill for the current fiscal process, by a vote of 57 to 19. The measure was presented on the Assembly floor by Assemblymember Mike Gabriel; the clerk recorded immediate transmittal to the Senate after the vote.
The bill, presented as the Assembly's response to the governor's May revision, drew extensive floor debate over how the budget balances fiscal constraints with funding for health care, public safety and climate‑related programs. Assemblymembers raised competing concerns about preserving Medi‑Cal services, fully funding voter‑approved Proposition 36 treatment programs, expanding wildfire prevention spending and continuing support for the high‑speed rail project.
Assemblymember Gabriel, presenting the bill, said the package represented months of work and asked members for support: "I respectfully ask for your I vote on SB101." He described the Assembly budget as rooted in "compassion and fiscal…
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