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Senate considers SB 251, an urgency measure to pay roughly $1.22 million in legal claims; lawmakers debate who should bear cost
Summary
The California State Senate took up SB 251, an urgency appropriation to cover attorneys' fees and costs in three court matters. Sponsors said the payments are legally required; at least one senator objected to using the General Fund to cover errors or defended actions by state agencies.
SB 251, an urgency measure to appropriate funds from the General Fund to pay attorneys' fees and costs in several court-ordered matters, was taken up on the Senate floor.
Senator Anna Caballero, the bill's floor author, told colleagues SB 251 is a routine appropriations vehicle used by the Appropriations Committee to provide payment authority for legal claims approved by the Attorney General's Office and the Department of Finance. "This urgency measure appropriates $1,220,000 from the General Fund to pay for prevailing parties' attorneys fees and costs in 3 specified cases as identified in approved settlement agreements," Caballero said on the floor.
Why it matters: The measure would cover state financial…
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