Claims against the state: appropriation.

Senator Caballero's legislation appropriates $1.2 million from California's General Fund to resolve three specific legal claims against the state, with funds allocated directly to the Attorney General's office for distribution.

The bill designates precise payment amounts for each case: $617,277 for First Amendment Coalition v. Bonta in San Francisco Superior Court, $244,399 for Linton v. Bonta in the U.S. District Court's Northern District of California, and $359,813 for X Corp. v. Bonta in the Eastern District of California. Any unused funds must return to the General Fund within 45 days after final payments are made.

The measure includes an urgency clause that enables immediate implementation upon passage, departing from the standard timeline for new legislation. Under current law, when insufficient funds exist for claim payments, the Attorney General must report these claims to legislative appropriations committees for subsequent funding legislation. This bill creates a direct appropriation for the specified cases while maintaining existing procedures for other claims.