California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 716 — Veteran services: state agencies and departments.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Under existing law, the Department of Veterans Affairs has specified powers and duties relating to veterans. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Veterans Affairs enter into memorandums of understanding or interagency agreements with other state agencies and departments, as specified, to ascertain the veteran status of all persons receiving services, benefits, or assistance from those state agencies and departments, as provided. This bill would provide that the Employment Development Department and the Department of Motor Vehicles may, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, make available in their field offices brochures, forms, and posters in order to inform veterans of benefits and services. This bill would also require the Employment Development Department and the Department of Motor Vehicles to collect and send any voluntarily completed forms to the Department of Veterans Affairs on at least a quarterly basis, and to add a link to their Internet Web sites that will direct parties to the Department of Veterans Affairs Internet Web site.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled and to the Governor at 7 p.m.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 2984.)

  6. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2970.)

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 2070.)

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  11. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (July 7).

  13. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on T. & H. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 23).

  14. Referred to Coms. on V.A. and T. & H.

  15. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  16. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2035.)

  17. Read second time. To third reading.

  18. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (May 28).

  20. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  21. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 28).

  22. Re-referred to Com. on V.A.

  23. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on V.A. Read second time and amended.

  24. Referred to Com. on V.A.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Huber · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Huber

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 716 HUBER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 86 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81103
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 86104
% of votes cast 95%1%0%4%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Harkey — Not Voting
Nava — Yea
Bass — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB716 Huber By Wolk

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32006
Democratic 1001
Republican 1000
Total 34007
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Liu — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Dutton — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ashburn — Not Voting
Benoit — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9101
Total 9101
% of votes cast 82%9%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Lowenthal — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea

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AB 716 HUBER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 86 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 80006
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 86006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Bass — Yea
Duvall — Not Voting
Price — Not Voting
Silva — Not Voting
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 18 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16400
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 18400
% of votes cast 82%18%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Miller — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Cook — Not Voting
Huber — Yea
Lieu — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gilmore — Yea

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Subjects

veterans
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 716 do?
Under existing law, the Department of Veterans Affairs has specified powers and duties relating to veterans. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Veterans Affairs enter into memorandums of understanding or interagency agreements with other state agencies and departments, as specified, to ascertain the veteran status of all persons receiving services, benefits, or assistance from those state agencies and departments, as provided. This bill would provide that the Employment Development Department and the Department of Motor Vehicles may, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, make available in their field offices brochures, forms, and posters in order to inform veterans of benefits and services. This bill would also require the Employment Development Department and the Department of Motor Vehicles to collect and send any voluntarily completed forms to the Department of Veterans Affairs on at least a quarterly basis, and to add a link to their Internet Web sites that will direct parties to the Department of Veterans Affairs Internet Web site.
Who sponsors AB 716?
AB 716 is sponsored by Huber.
What is the current status of AB 716?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 716?
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