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Committee sends AB 661 to Appropriations after debate on statewide guaranteed income planning
Summary
AB 661 would direct the California Department of Social Services to develop a comprehensive implementation plan for a permanent guaranteed basic income program. The committee advanced the bill with a 5–2 vote to Appropriations after testimony from pilot participants, local program designers and advocates.
AB 661 would require the California Department of Social Services to develop a comprehensive implementation plan for a permanent guaranteed basic income program, incorporating input from experts, academics and people with lived experience from local pilots.
Supporters described multiple local pilots and personal impacts. Brian Ram, a former…
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