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State budget trailer bills and urgency measures flagged; county staff asked to track bills affecting immigrant communities and Medi‑Cal
Summary
Full Moon Strategies told Alameda County’s PAL committee on Feb. 3 that the Department of Finance released 2025–26 trailer bills and that urgency clauses could speed some measures; supervisors asked staff to track SB 48, AB 49, SB 81 and AB 85 and raised concerns about Medi‑Cal cuts ahead of the May revise.
Full Moon Strategies briefed the Personnel, Administration and Legislation Committee of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 3 about state budget activity and bills the committee asked staff to track, including measures the supervisor said could affect immigrant and refugee communities.
Amy Costa of Full Moon Strategies told the committee the Department of Finance had released proposed trailer bills for the 2025–26 budget and that the written county report will include a link to the Department of Finance tracker and a table noting when bills are referred to policy committees. She said the Assembly will hold a budget overview hearing on Feb. 10 and that various informational hearings are scheduled, including an Assembly Housing and Community Development session on housing production.
Costa explained that legislation with an urgency clause requires a two‑thirds vote and often moves more quickly through committee and to the floor. "There's not necessarily a set time frame because it's really up to leadership to schedule the bills for hearing, but I imagine we could see a number of urgency measures this year," she said.
A supervisor asked Full Moon Strategies to monitor several bills the supervisor said could affect immigrant and refugee residents: SB 48 (education/immigration in schools), AB 49 (daycare centers), SB 81 (health organizations) and AB 85 (data sharing). Costa said SB 48 had been referred to the Senate Education Committee but had not yet been set for hearing and that the written report will show referral status for all tracked bills.
Committee members raised the potential for federal budget actions to affect the state's May revise and noted that the county's Medi‑Cal providers could be affected if federal funding were reduced. During public comment, Allison Monroe urged the committee to oppose urgency-driven cuts to medical and Medicaid programs, saying, "I'm very concerned that anybody sees urgency in cutting medical and Medicaid because it keeps people alive and well. Life and health are invaluable."
Several health and childcare stakeholders identified themselves on the public record: Ivy Lee of Alameda County Health; Joe Greaves and a representative listed as Bridal from the Alameda‑Contra Costa Medical Association; Diana Garcia from First 5 Alameda County; and Valerie Arkin from Supervisor Miley's office. The committee took no formal votes on state items and directed staff to continue tracking referrals and provide weekly written updates.
