California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2365 — Veterans affairs: administration.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 385, 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 February 19, 2010. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides legal rights, as specified, for service members in regard to credit agreements, court proceedings, interest liabilities, eviction proceedings, contracts, mortgages and trusts, leases, life insurance policies, taxes and assessments, and health insurance policies. This bill would hold a person who violates any of the specified rights liable for actual damages, reasonable attorney's fees, and costs incurred by an injured party. This bill would also waive the filing fee and court costs for a party seeking to enforce the rights. Existing law authorizes a service member to apply to the court for relief of an obligation, liability, tax, or assessment, as specified. Existing law requires a party to provide notice before the court grants relief. Existing law requires the court to provide a hearing before granting or denying relief. This bill would require the court to set a hearing date within 25 days after a petition is filed, unless good cause is shown to delay the date of the hearing. This bill would prohibit the court from charging a filing fee or court costs for filing a petition for relief. Existing law, the California Military Families Financial Relief Act and the California Military Families Financial Relief Act of 2005, provides financial relief, as specified, for a service member who is called to active duty. This bill would hold a person who violates these specified rights of service members liable for actual damages, reasonable attorney's fees, and costs incurred by a person seeking to enforce the rights. This bill would also waive the filing fee and court costs for a person seeking to enforce the specified rights.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 385, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:50 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6159.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4413.)

  7. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

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

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 29).

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

  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 71. Noes 0. Page 5087.)

  14. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  15. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 4).

  16. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 27).

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

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

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

  20. Read first time.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  22. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Lieu · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Lieu

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2365 LIEU Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 90 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 84001
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 90001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Galgiani — 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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Special Consent #30 AB2365 Lieu By Denham

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33003
Republican 1000
Democratic 1001
Total 35004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Wiggins — Not Voting
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Romero — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

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
Harman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea

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AB 2365 LIEU Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 81 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 750010
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 810010
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
A. — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — 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
Audra — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Perez — Yea
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Saldana — Not Voting
Nava — Not Voting
Solorio — Not Voting
John — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
DeVore — Not Voting
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — 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, 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
Knight — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Nava — Yea
Tran — Yea
Monning — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Evans — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

finance veterans health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2365 do?
Existing law provides legal rights, as specified, for service members in regard to credit agreements, court proceedings, interest liabilities, eviction proceedings, contracts, mortgages and trusts, leases, life insurance policies, taxes and assessments, and health insurance policies. This bill would hold a person who violates any of the specified rights liable for actual damages, reasonable attorney's fees, and costs incurred by an injured party. This bill would also waive the filing fee and court costs for a party seeking to enforce the rights. Existing law authorizes a service member to apply to the court for relief of an obligation, liability, tax, or assessment, as specified. Existing law requires a party to provide notice before the court grants relief. Existing law requires the court to provide a hearing before granting or denying relief. This bill would require the court to set a hearing date within 25 days after a petition is filed, unless good cause is shown to delay the date of the hearing. This bill would prohibit the court from charging a filing fee or court costs for filing a petition for relief. Existing law, the California Military Families Financial Relief Act and the California Military Families Financial Relief Act of 2005, provides financial relief, as specified, for a service member who is called to active duty. This bill would hold a person who violates these specified rights of service members liable for actual damages, reasonable attorney's fees, and costs incurred by a person seeking to enforce the rights. This bill would also waive the filing fee and court costs for a person seeking to enforce the specified rights.
Who sponsors AB 2365?
AB 2365 is sponsored by Lieu.
What is the current status of AB 2365?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2010. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2365?
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