California State Budget, Legislature & The Capitol

California Budget Updates



To support our field keeping up with budget related information, TFC will host updates and information on our Budget Page . If you have information you would like to have hosted, click here.

Last Friday, the Senate and Assembly passed SB 101, the Budget Act of 2025, and met their constitutional deadline to pass a budget by June 15th. As of Friday, the bill is in process of enrollment to Governor Newsom for action.

Note: This June 15 constitutional deadline does not apply to budget-related bills (or "budget trailer bills"), which can be passed at any time.

The Constitution gives the Governor 12 working days to act on the budget - he can either sign the budget as is or use his power to line-item veto specific spending items to eliminate them. Although the budget bills have been passed, there are still negotiations happening between Senate and Assembly leadership and Governor Newsom.

NEW RESOURCES ADDED: The following resources have been added to TFC's Budget Page to assist with tracking budget updates:

• TFC 2025-26 Budget Tracking Document
• Budget Bill (SB 101) Text
• Budget Bill (SB 101) - Senate Summary
• AB 101 Text
• Assembly Budget Committee Report of the 2025-26 Budget
• Subcommittee No. 2 (Human Services) - Actions Taken 2025-26

What's Next in the Budget Process:

• The Governor has 12 days to sign the budget after the Legislature delivers the bill to them. Continue to check TFC's Budget Page for updates.
• The governor and legislative leaders will continue negotiating in order to reach a three-party deal on the budget package.
• Once a deal is reached, the rest of the bills in the budget package are unveiled, consisting of multiple trailer bills along with a “Budget Bill Jr.” The Budget Bill Jr. amends the Budget Act as passed by the Legislature in order to reflect the changes required by the deal with the governor.
• The Assembly and Senate publish summaries of the budget package as agreed to with the governor.

Senator Monique Limon Announced as Senate Pro Tem Designee

Last Monday, Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire announced that Senator Monique Limon, representing Santa Barbara county and parts of Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties, will be the Pro Tem Designee, with a transition to be held early in 2026. Senator Limon is the first woman of color to hold the position.

“Serving as the Leader of the State Senate is the honor of a lifetime,” Senate Leader Mike McGuire said. “And today, the Senate Democratic Caucus unanimously elected Senator Limón as the Pro Tem Designee. Senator Limón always puts people first, she’s a bridge builder and never stops fighting for progress. We are going to be well served under her leadership and the Golden State will be stronger thanks to Senator Limón’s commitment to the communities of this great state.”

“I am grateful to have the support of my colleagues to be the next President pro Tempore of the California State Senate. At this critical time in our state, I am committed to working with my colleagues and remain dedicated to defending our California values and uplifting all of our communities,” said Senator Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara). “Together, we will build diverse coalitions and develop solutions to the most pressing issues of our time. I want to thank President pro Tempore Mike McGuire for his continuous steady leadership and unwavering commitment to Californians.”

TFC's Featured Bill of the Week

AB 904 (Aguiar Curry) Childcare services: workday



Author: Assemblymember Cecelia Aguiar-Curry

In November 2016, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry was elected to the California Assembly to represent the 4th District, which includes all of Napa, Lake, Yolo, Colusa Counties and part of Sonoma County.

Cecilia grew up in western Yolo County and has long served her community. After going to school and working in the Bay Area for several years, she moved back to her hometown of Winters, where she almost immediately became active in the local community and a regional leader on several issues. She first served as planning commissioner and then was elected to the city council, eventually serving as the first female mayor of Winters.

While growing up, Cecilia was surrounded by agriculture. As a youth, she cut apricots in the packing shed and helped her father in the walnut orchards in the area. She is still involved in local agriculture to this day as she and her brothers own an 80-acre walnut orchard.

After earning a degree in business administration from San Jose State University, she launched a consulting firm that specialized in public outreach with government agencies.

As mayor of Winters, Cecilia oversaw improvements in the downtown area and worked to improve local schools, including securing computers for every sixth grader in the city. She also brought broadband internet to rural communities, built senior housing, and helped the area to become an agricultural and food innovation hub for the region.

How to Support a Bill

As bills move through California’s legislative process, they are presented to and heard by several committees who may recommend amendments and vote on whether or not the bill should continue through the legislative process.

As legislators decide how to vote, they consider public opinion as expressed through position letters. To support a bill, you can submit your letter through the California Legislature Position Letter Portal.

If you have any questions, contact TFC staff!

Important Dates, Deadlines,

Hearings, and Bills

Dates & Deadlines:

• July 1, 2025: New state fiscal year begins.
• July 4, 2025: Fourth of July holiday.
• July 18, 2025: Last day for policy committees to hear and report bills. Summer recess begins upon adjournment.

Upcoming Bill Hearings:

• Senate Human Services Committee - Monday, June 16, 2025 @ 3:00 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200
• AB 904 (Aguiar Curry) Childcare services: workday
• Assembly Human Services Committee - Tuesday, June 17, 2025 @ 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 437
• SB 792 (Arreguín) - Childcare: state median income threshold
• Senate Education Committee - Wednesday, June 18, 2025 @ 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2100
• AB 753 (Garcia) - Childcare: facility licensure: teacher requirements
• AB 1123 (Muratsuchi) - Commission on Teacher Credentialing: membership.

For updated bill hearings and when letters are due, please visit TFC's State Legislation Page.

Bills to Watch:

The following bills of interest have been introduced. You can follow these bills and more on TFC's State Legislation page on our website. Please note that TFC does not formally support nor oppose any bill listed unless explicitly stated.

• SCR-72 (Wahab) Childcare Awareness Month
• Would proclaim May 2025 as Childcare Awareness Month. Good data on the economic impact of child care was cited.



Legislative Resources:

• See the full 2025-26 Legislative Calendar here.
• Visit TFC's Legislation Page to find a comprehensive list of bills of interest.
• Visit TFC's Budget Page for full budget bill details, as well as budget hearing video archive links.
• Click here to view all the bills that the Assembly and Senate introduced this legislative year.
• Click here to view legislative committee information, rules, and position letter deadlines.

TFC Joins Statewide Partners and Thousands of Child Care Providers in Rally at the Capitol for Fair Pay

Last week, TFC staff joined ECE advocacy partners and thousands of child care providers and families for a rally at the Capitol on June 11th.

Legislators including Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Assemblymember Sade Elhawary, Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, and Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez spoke during the rally on the importance of supporting the workforce behind California's workforce with fair pay that covers the true cost of care.

Did You Know?

Child Care Q&A's

NOTE: If you have a question you would like answered or researched, please email.

Question: Will child care provider Cost of Care monthly payments continue?

Answer: Yes. Enacted in the 2024-25 Budget and referenced to continue in the 2025-26 Proposed Budget, this monthly amount will continue.

Federal Update

Latest Update:

Senate GOP unveils long-awaited SNAP proposals for Trump bill The Hill 06/11/2025

Senate Agriculture Committee Unveils SNAP Proposal

"Wednesday night, the Senate Agriculture Committee came out with its language detailing SNAP harms. Unfortunately, it maintains many of the harmful provisions from the House Reconciliation Bill, including eligibility restrictions on immigrant populations, expanded time limits, unprecedented cost-shifts, and devaluing the Thrifty Food Plan. While the Senate’s plan scales back and delays a couple of key provisions, the proposed cuts to SNAP would still be historically high and take food away from Californians in need. Specifically:

• The state match requirement maximum amount would be 15% instead of the House’s proposed 25%, with a 0% match requirement for states with payment error rates under 6%. Even so, based on the most recent data, California would have to pay $1.84 billion to maintain current benefit levels.
• Time limits would apply to adults with children as young as 10 years old, up from the House’s plan of 7 years old. However, the Senate’s plan would also eliminate the exemptions from work requirements for veterans, people experiencing homelessness, and former foster youth that are currently available. 
• See the table at the bottom of this email for other key differences between the House and Senate plans to cut SNAP, and be sure to check out the Budget Center’s latest report for an overview of the House Reconciliation Bill’s cuts to CalFresh (SNAP). 

• Over the weekend: Senate Finance text — where the major marketplace, Medicaid, and tax provisions are — comes out.

• Week of June 23: Expected Senate floor vote 

• Week of June 30: Possible suspension of House/Senate recess to finalize a joint reconciliation bill and pass final legislation before July 4th."

Click here to read the most recent weekly federal update from the National Women's Law Center.

Federal Government Update

All eyes are on Republican senators as they wrestle over the details of a massive GOP reconciliation package, a bill that includes the majority of President Trump’s legislative domestic agenda.

However, the reconciliation fight is impacting what is already going to be a brutal partisan struggle over FY26 government spending. Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Collins (R-ME) says she doesn’t expect to reach any topline agreement on FY26 spending until after reconciliation is over. This will only make a slow-moving appropriations process in the Senate even slower.

The ambitious timeline of a floor vote by July 4th is looking doubtful. Senate Majority Leader Thune (R-SD) acknowledged Monday that the Congressional Budget Office’s latest debt-limit assessment “gives us more runway.” The CBO estimated Monday that the federal government won’t hit its borrowing limit until late summer.

“We want to complete this — you know the aspirational goal (July 4th), and if we can get all the Byrd work done, I think we could be on pace for that,” Thune told us. “But that is a factor.” More: Deal or no deal? Inside reconciliation and gov’t funding - Punchbowl News

As a reminder, this reconciliation bill includes the largest Medicaid and SNAP cuts ever, resulting in significant coverage losses. In addition to decimating state budgets, to name just a few aspects of this dangerous plan.

• State Fact Sheets: CBPP analysis on the House Budget Plan, broken down for all 50 states. Here you can find a ready-to-download pdf with state-specific information on health insurance cuts, grocery costs, energy prices, and state budget impacts.
• The Devastating Harms of House Republicans’ Big, 'Beautiful' Bill by State and Congressional District - Center for American Progress
• Cost Shift Report: CBPP’s report highlighting the substantial new costs to state and local governments that would be created by the House Republican reconciliation bill, naming the challenge posed for state legislators and the harm this would have on communities across the country. 
• Threats to Local Governments: ITEP highlights the major threats to local governments posed by proposed federal tax changes, and names opportunities for leaders to pushback and prioritize equitable, progressive revenue options at the local level.

Our goal from this point forward will be to influence the Senate Substitute to make the Senate bill as different as possible from the House, dramatically reducing the level of cuts and eliminating the most harmful policies. 

We need national, state, and local partners to educate the Senate on what is in the House Bill and how it harms people and state budgets. Increasing the pressure on the GOP caucus divisions and slowing down this process is key to preserving funding for our priorities. 

            ⇒ Tell the Senate: Prioritize Women and Families, Not Tax Breaks for Billionaires (NWLC)

⇒ 2025 Senate Recess Power Building Toolkit (Child Care for Every Family Network)

As a reminder, Congress is conducting two separate budget processes. They are concurrently working on annual appropriations for FY26, which determines discretionary yearly spending (e.g., CCDBG, Head Start), and a reconciliation bill to enact President Trump’s agenda, which affects mandatory spending (e.g., Medicaid, SSBG, TANF, and SNAP).

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Escalating Attacks on Head Start & Early Head Start

Your advocacy is working, and we must remain vigilant.

Timeline: Attacks on Head Start are Part of a Sustained Strategy: A Timeline of the Trump Administrations Efforts to Eliminate the Program - NWLC

Now is the time to ensure that no further damage is done to this critical lifeline for nearly 800k children, their families, and communities. We must ensure that members of Congress demand that HHS deliver timely payments without additional burdens on grantees AND demand that the Trump Administration reinstate fired employees and reopen ACF regional offices.

⇒ Urge your members of Congress to fight for and prioritize funding for Head Start and demand that the Trump Administration reinstate fired employees and reopen ACF regional offices.

These attacks are also not a surprise - we’ve long known that there has been a decades-long campaign against Head Start, culminating in Project 2025, which the President has been implementing piece by piece. We cannot treat this fight as just another partisan battle but as the real threat to the existence of Head Start that it is. 

More:

• 5 Things To Know About Head Start - Center for American Progress (including map & district data)
• Head Start Fact Sheets - NHSA

⇒ Take Action: Tell the Senate: Prioritize Women and Families, Not Tax Breaks for Billionaires (NWLC)

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Executive Actions

• Executive Action Watch | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
• EducationCounsel - Executive Actions Chart.docx - Google Docs

Most Viewed Bills of the Week:

1.H.R.1 [119th] One Big Beautiful Bill Act

2.H.R.10127 [118th] Restoring Trade Fairness Act

3.S.1046 [119th] No Tax On Overtime Act of 2025

4.H.R.2548 [119th] Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

5.S.129 [119th] No Tax on Tips Act

6.H.Con.Res.14 [119th] Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

7.H.R.22 [119th] SAVE Act

8.S.1582 [119th] GENIUS Act

9.H.R.561 [119th] Overtime Pay Tax Relief Act of 2025

10.S.394 [119th] GENIUS Act of 2025

R&R Network and Thriving Families CA Foundation 2025 Hybrid Joint Conference

Call for Presentations NOW OPEN! Deadline extended until Wednesday, June 25th!

Submit a Workshop Proposal Today!

We invite you to submit a workshop proposal to this year's Hybrid Joint Conference. Please see the 2025 Call for Presentations Announcement  for more information.

Please share the below Call for Presentations links with others you feel could present workshops which would be of benefit to conference attendees.

Workshop proposals are now due, Wednesday, June 25th.

Registration Now Open For In-Person

Register Today For the Virtual Portion of the Conference!

Register Online HERE.

For the IN-PERSON option, an email was sent to your agency's ED/CEO, AP Contact and R&R Contact last week on June 11th from TFC and Network staff with more information on how to register. Once again, there will be a cap on in-person attendance. We want to give all of our member agencies a chance to send staff in-person, so each agency will get a set number of in-person registrations. If you are needing the registration link again, please let us know.

Virtual registration will be available this week.

Exhibitor and Sponsor Information- Now Available!

There are a variety of ways to sponsor The Hybrid Conference or show your support. Whether you are interested in one of our many sponsorship opportunities, purchasing ad space in the Conference program or hosting an exhibit booth to showcase new products or launch promotions, there will be ample opportunity for your company to be recognized as a contributor to the early learning and child care field and for you to build visibility and connect with senior management and key decision makers.

See the Exhibitor and Sponsor Packet Here.

2025 Conference

Save the Date and join your peers for an amazing 2025 Joint Conference! The California Child Care Resource & Referral Network and Thriving Families CA Foundation, are excited to announce that we will once again offer a joint conference in 2025 that has both an in-person and virtual option this Fall!

We are working with the Conference Committee to offer thoughtful, user-friendly options with keynote presentations, workshops, networking opportunities, and connection time with vendors. For the in-person conference, we will once again be at the Double Tree Hotel in Sacramento. For those who prefer the conveniences that come with virtual attendance, we’ll have an option that is similar to the last five years. Regardless of the option that works best for your agency, we look forward to connecting, supporting and partnering with you!

Registration information, along with a preliminary conference program, will be released soon! At that time, online registration will be open, and attendees will be able to select from the in-person conference or the virtual conference. Those that register for the in-person option will also receive access to the virtual conference. The in-person option will be limited to 450. When registration opens, all agencies will have an opportunity to register a limited number of people by a specific deadline. If spaces remain after the deadline they will be made available to interested agencies.  



Visit the Conference Webpage for more information as it becomes available.

Upcoming CDSS Events

SAVE THE DATE: Equity-Centered Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Advisory Panel

The California Department of Social Services is pleased to announce the sixth convening of the Equity-Centered QRIS Advisory Panel. The sixth Panel meeting will be June 17, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. All meetings are open to the public so that community members can participate and share advice and ideas. The meetings will include interpretation and translation in Spanish, Chinese and American Sign Language, and additional interpretation support will be added to later meetings if needed.

Please save the following details for the next meeting:

• June 17, 2025
• 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Zoom Registration

CDSS & CDE Information & Updates

Release of Management Bulletins 25-05 and 25-06

Attention: Executive Directors and Program Directors of all California State Preschool Programs

The California Department of Education (CDE), Early Education Division (EED), has released two Management Bulletins (MBs). MB 25-05: Revised State Median Income Ceilings and Income Ranking Table for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025–26, provides California State Preschool Program (CSPP) contractors with the revised Schedule of Income Ceilings and the updated Income Ranking Table. MB 26-06: Assessment and Reporting of Family Fees for FY 2025–26, notifies CSPP contractors of the FY 2025–26 Family Fee Schedule, effective July 1, 2025, and provides guidance on calculating family fees.

MB 25-05 can be accessed on the CDE MB 25-05 web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ci/mb2505.asp. MB 25-06 can be accessed on the CDE MB 25-06 web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ci/mb2506.asp.

Sincerely,

Early Education Division

California Department of Education

RELEASED June 6, 2025: CCB 25-14:

Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children (Bridge Program)

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Child Care and Development Division (CCDD) has recently published the following document on its Internet website: Child Care Bulletin (CCB) 25-14: Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children (Bridge Program)

This Child Care Bulletin (CCB) provides information to counties interested in opting into the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children (Bridge Program) funding.

If you have any questions or need additional guidance regarding the information in this bulletin, please contact the County Child Care Program Operations Section at: ChildCareBridge@dss.ca.gov

CCBs RELEASED May 16, 2025:

CCB 25-12 (May 16, 2025)

Fiscal Year 2025-2026 California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids Initial Contract Allocations

CCB 25-11 (May 16, 2025)

Fiscal Year 2025-26 Child Care And Development Support Initial Contract Award Allocations

CCB 25-10 (May 16, 2025)

Fiscal Year 2025-26 Direct Service Child Care And Development Initial Contract Award Allocations

CCB 25-09 (May 16, 2025)

Fiscal Year 2025-26 Voucher-Based Child Care And Development Initial Contract Award Allocations

RELEASED June 2, 2025: PIN 25-06.1-CCP - (Supersedes PIN 25-06) Resources And Guidance To Enable Child Care Licensees To Better Serve California’s Immigrant Population

CCLD has released a new Provider Information Notices: PIN 25-06.1-CCP

Primary Audience:  

ALL CHILD CARE CENTER LICENSEES AND PROVIDERS 

Summary:  

PIN 25-06.1-CCP provides resources and guidance to assist child care licensees in providing care and supervision to the children of immigrant families.

Electronic copy of the PINs are available for viewing/downloading by clicking on the following links:  

• PIN 25-06.1-CCP - (Supersedes PIN 25-06) Resources And Guidance To Enable Child Care Licensees To Better Serve California’s Immigrant Population

Previous PINs are available at the CCLD website. 

Social Media Spotlight

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We would love for you to tag us in your posts and use the hashtag #TFC2025

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Information & Updates

Happening This Week, June 16- June 20, 2025:

Tuesday, June 17th:

• TFC Weekly Member Connections Meeting @ 1:00 pm. Email to register.
• Equity-Centered Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Advisory Panel from 1:00-4:00pm. Join Here.

Wednesday, June 18th:

• TFC Executive Session in San Leandro. 10:00am-2:00pm. Email to register.

Thursday, June 19th:

• CDSS: CCDD Monthly Contractor Meeting @ 10:00am. Register Here.

Thriving Families California is committed to supporting our field with a coordinated calendar. Click here to see our current calendar of events. If you have an event to add, email us and it will be added.

The Weekly Good

An uplifting way to start the week, for those of us who need a break from the chaos that is our lives.

During this time where we are all stressed, it would be great to celebrate the positive. Each week we will celebrate everyday heroes, inspiring movements and great things happening in our field.