Late-night testimony before the Assembly Budget Committee on Aug. 30 publicly laid out the contours of SB 187, a budget bill described in the hearing as carrying major health and child care policy changes.
In remarks captured in the committee record, a speaker said SB 187 would put $70 million in General Fund money into establishing a state-only dialysis program in 2026-27. The same testimony said the bill would also provide funding for the health care affordability reserve fund, foster youth children’s savings accounts, housing and homelessness initiatives, workforce development, and community investments.
The hearing summary also says SB 187 would establish a process for a specialized LGBTQ+ suicide prevention line, subject to federal approval. On child care, the bill was described as authorizing the Department of Education to collect unspent California State Preschool Program funds beginning in 2027-28 and directing the Department of Social Services to identify remaining foundational policy frameworks for the single-rate structure by Jan. 10, 2028.
The transcript excerpt does not show whether the committee voted on SB 187 or adopted amendments, so the available record supports reporting the bill’s public presentation and substance, not its final disposition. The committee record available through the Assembly audio archive is the basis for those claims.
