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Appropriations committee clears $1.2 million appropriation for three legal settlements in SB 251
Summary
SB 251 would appropriate roughly $1.2 million from the General Fund to the attorney general to pay three specified claims; the measure was advanced by the Appropriations Committee with Republicans not voting, per the transcript.
The Assembly Appropriations Committee on July 2, 2025 advanced SB 251, a bill that would appropriate slightly more than $1,200,000 from the General Fund to the California Attorney General to pay three specific claims against the state.
Sen. (author) Caballero presented the bill as one of the annual appropriation measures used to provide payment authority for settlements processed by the Department of Justice and the Department of Finance. The bill includes an urgency clause and, according to the sponsor's representative, reflects settlements entered lawfully and consistent with binding state obligations.
Justin Roussa, deputy director of legislative fiscal policy for the California Department of Justice, and Millie Yan of the Department of Finance were available to answer technical questions. Millie Yan confirmed that Finance approved the payments specified in the bill and that the administration supports the measure.
The committee advanced the bill on a roll call. The transcript records that Republicans did not vote on the measure and explicitly notes that Committeemember Tongapaugh voted "aye." The committee recorded the measure as advanced for further action under Assembly procedures.
