California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2784 — California Veterans Board.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law provides that the California Veterans Board consists of 7 members appointed by the Governor subject to Senate confirmation. All members of the board are required to be veterans. This bill would increase the size of the board to 9 members, and would require at least 2 of the members to be women. Existing law requires at least one member of the California Veterans Board to have substantial training or professional expertise in geriatrics, gerontology, or long-term care. This bill would also require that one member have substantial training or professional expertise in mental health counseling and one member have a degree in health care administration or experience in the financial management of health care facilities. This bill would also state the intent of the Legislature to encourage the Governor, when making the appointments to the board, to consider a veteran with specific expertise in women veterans' mental and physical health issues, and would make legislative findings and declarations related to women veterans. Existing law prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from effectuating any policy change that would modify any veterans' program without first fully briefing the board regarding the effects upon veterans of the proposed policy change. This bill would additionally prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from recommending any policy change that would modify any veterans' program without first fully briefing the board. Existing law, for purposes of the above provisions and provisions relating to veterans' welfare, defines "program" to mean the Veterans' Home of California, the veterans' farm and home purchase program, including any associated insurance programs, and the veterans' education assistance program. This bill would provide that "program" also refers to any other program or service offered or delivered to veterans by another state agency or department.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6600.)

  4. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6558.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 1. Page 4779.)

  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 12).

  9. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  10. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  12. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 22).

  13. Referred to Com. on V.A.

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

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5467.)

  16. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).

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

  20. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22).

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

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

  23. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  24. Referred to Com. on V.A.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee April 8.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Committee on Veterans Affairs · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Veterans Affairs

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2784 V. A. Concurrence in Senate Amendments By COOK

Passed 87 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81003
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 87003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — 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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Assembly 3rd Reading AB2784 Committee on V. A. (Cook) By Negrete McLeod

Passed 34 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31105
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 34105
% of votes cast 85%3%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

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
Yee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 2784 V. A. Assembly Third Reading By COOK

Passed 86 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81004
Democratic 3000
Republican 2001
Total 86005
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Bill — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Charles — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Tom — Not Voting
Carter — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Audra — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
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 Not Voting

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Democratic 1000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
Conway — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Monning — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights veterans
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2784 do?
Existing law provides that the California Veterans Board consists of 7 members appointed by the Governor subject to Senate confirmation. All members of the board are required to be veterans. This bill would increase the size of the board to 9 members, and would require at least 2 of the members to be women. Existing law requires at least one member of the California Veterans Board to have substantial training or professional expertise in geriatrics, gerontology, or long-term care. This bill would also require that one member have substantial training or professional expertise in mental health counseling and one member have a degree in health care administration or experience in the financial management of health care facilities. This bill would also state the intent of the Legislature to encourage the Governor, when making the appointments to the board, to consider a veteran with specific expertise in women veterans' mental and physical health issues, and would make legislative findings and declarations related to women veterans. Existing law prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from effectuating any policy change that would modify any veterans' program without first fully briefing the board regarding the effects upon veterans of the proposed policy change. This bill would additionally prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from recommending any policy change that would modify any veterans' program without first fully briefing the board. Existing law, for purposes of the above provisions and provisions relating to veterans' welfare, defines "program" to mean the Veterans' Home of California, the veterans' farm and home purchase program, including any associated insurance programs, and the veterans' education assistance program. This bill would provide that "program" also refers to any other program or service offered or delivered to veterans by another state agency or department.
Who sponsors AB 2784?
AB 2784 is sponsored by Committee on Veterans Affairs.
What is the current status of AB 2784?
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 2784?
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