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Committee sends measure to Appropriations to develop statewide guaranteed basic income implementation plan
Summary
AB 661 would direct the Department of Social Services to develop a comprehensive implementation plan for a permanent guaranteed basic income program; the committee passed the bill to Appropriations on a 5–2 recorded vote.
The Assembly Committee on Human Services voted to pass AB 661, introduced by Assemblymember Rodriguez on behalf of Chair Lee, which would require the California Department of Social Services to develop a comprehensive implementation plan for a statewide guaranteed basic income program.
Supporters cited evidence from local pilot programs and argued that regular, modest cash…
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