California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 1644 — Veterans' remains.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 189, Statutes of 2010.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2010. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 20 sponsors

    1 primary, 19 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law regulates the custody, control, and interment of human remains. This bill would allow prescribed entities in possession of the cremated remains of a veteran, upon the request of a veterans' remains organization, as defined, to release specified information and remains to a veterans' remains organization for the purpose of interment if certain conditions are met. The bill would require the veterans' remains organization to take all reasonable steps to inter remains received. The bill would also exempt from civil liability, except for willful or wanton misconduct, an entity that releases information or remains after meeting the specified conditions and exempt from negligence a veterans' remains organization that receives and inters remains if the veterans' remains organization does not know or have reason to know that the remains were not released in compliance with the above conditions. Existing law requires the board of supervisors of each county to designate an honorably discharged soldier, sailor, or marine in the county who has served in or with the army or navy of the United States, and shall cause to be decently interred the body of any veteran or widow of a veteran who dies in the county without having sufficient means to defray the expenses of burial, except as otherwise provided. This bill would require the board of supervisors of each county to designate an honorably discharged veteran of the United States military or a member of a veterans' remains organization who shall cause to be decently interred the body of any veteran or spouse or eligible dependent of a veteran as defined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for compensation purposes who dies in the county. This bill would encourage the board of supervisors of each county to designate personnel from a veterans' remains organization for that purpose. This bill would also require the specified entities to verify and inter unclaimed cremated remains of veterans in accordance with specified laws.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 189, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:55 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6089.)

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

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4371.)

  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (June 29).

  9. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 22).

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

  11. Referred to Coms. on V.A. and JUD.

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

  13. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4792.)

  14. Read second time. To third reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 13).

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

  17. Read second time and amended.

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on V.A. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 23).

  19. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  21. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  23. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  24. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. by unanimous consent, and then be re-referred to Com. on V.A.

  25. Referred to Coms. on V.A. and JUD.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee February 12.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Joaquin Arambula · Cosponsor
  • Aanestad · Cosponsor
  • Blakeslee · Cosponsor
  • Block · Cosponsor
  • Bradford · Cosponsor
  • Blumenfield · Cosponsor
  • Fletcher · Cosponsor
  • Runner · Cosponsor
  • Conway · Cosponsor
  • Cox · Cosponsor
  • Denham · Cosponsor
  • DeVore · Cosponsor
  • Hagman · Cosponsor
  • Gilmore · Cosponsor
  • Harkey · Cosponsor
  • Ma · Cosponsor
  • Maldonado · Cosponsor
  • Nielsen · Primary
  • Norby · Cosponsor
  • Niello · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 19 co-sponsors · 102 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Nielsen

Co-sponsors (19)

  • Arambula, Joaquin Democratic
  • Aanestad
  • Blakeslee
  • Block
  • Bradford
  • Blumenfield
  • Fletcher
  • Runner
  • Conway
  • Cox
  • Denham
  • DeVore
  • Hagman
  • Gilmore
  • Harkey
  • Ma
  • Maldonado
  • Norby
  • Niello

Not signed on (102)

102 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1644 NIELSEN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 84001
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 89002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
La — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
De — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — 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
Charles — Not Voting
DeVore — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — 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 Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Consent Calendar 2nd AB1644 Nielsen

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31005
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 34005
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Not Voting
Florez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 4 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4001
Total 4001
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Harman — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Leno — Yea

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AB 1644 NIELSEN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 87 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 82003
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 87004
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Not Voting
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Knight — Yea
Cook — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Block — Yea
Yamada — Yea

Official roll call →

Amend, and do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Republican 1000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Tran — Yea
Nava — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

veterans
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1644 do?
Existing law regulates the custody, control, and interment of human remains. This bill would allow prescribed entities in possession of the cremated remains of a veteran, upon the request of a veterans' remains organization, as defined, to release specified information and remains to a veterans' remains organization for the purpose of interment if certain conditions are met. The bill would require the veterans' remains organization to take all reasonable steps to inter remains received. The bill would also exempt from civil liability, except for willful or wanton misconduct, an entity that releases information or remains after meeting the specified conditions and exempt from negligence a veterans' remains organization that receives and inters remains if the veterans' remains organization does not know or have reason to know that the remains were not released in compliance with the above conditions. Existing law requires the board of supervisors of each county to designate an honorably discharged soldier, sailor, or marine in the county who has served in or with the army or navy of the United States, and shall cause to be decently interred the body of any veteran or widow of a veteran who dies in the county without having sufficient means to defray the expenses of burial, except as otherwise provided. This bill would require the board of supervisors of each county to designate an honorably discharged veteran of the United States military or a member of a veterans' remains organization who shall cause to be decently interred the body of any veteran or spouse or eligible dependent of a veteran as defined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for compensation purposes who dies in the county. This bill would encourage the board of supervisors of each county to designate personnel from a veterans' remains organization for that purpose. This bill would also require the specified entities to verify and inter unclaimed cremated remains of veterans in accordance with specified laws.
Who sponsors AB 1644?
AB 1644 is sponsored by Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic), Aanestad, Blakeslee, Block, Bradford, Blumenfield, Fletcher, Runner, Conway, Cox, Denham, DeVore, Hagman, Gilmore, Harkey, Ma, Maldonado, Nielsen, Norby, and Niello.
What is the current status of AB 1644?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2010. Enacted.
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