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Committee designates AB 27 a suspense-file measure after testimony from Chiquita Canyon residents about health, utility costs
Summary
AB 27 would exclude disaster relief payments related to the Chiquita Canyon landfill fire from gross income and from eligibility calculations for public benefits; the committee designated the bill a suspense candidate after testimony from residents and stakeholder witnesses.
Assembly Bill 27, presented by Assemblymember Gonzales (presenting as "Ms. Schiavo" in the transcript), would exclude certain disaster-relief payments from gross income so that recipients would not lose eligibility for benefits such as CalFresh or Medi-Cal or face taxation on the assistance. The bill is described in testimony as aimed at residents affected by the prolonged fire at the Chiquita Canyon…
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