California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 2785 — Department of Veterans Affairs: administration: agreements with other agencies.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Under existing law the Department of Veterans Affairs has specified powers and duties relating to military veterans, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is in charge of the department. This bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, on or before June 30, 2011, and every year thereafter, to identify other state agencies and departments that offer or provide services to veterans, for the purpose of entering into formal agreements that specify the respective roles and activities of the entities.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Held under submission.

  3. In committee: Placed on APPR suspense file.

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

  5. Referred to Com. on V.A.

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

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5188.)

  8. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 5127.).

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 28).

  11. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 13).

  12. Referred to Com. on V.A.

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

  14. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Block · Cosponsor
  • Committee on Veterans Affairs · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Veterans Affairs

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Block

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8002
Total 8002
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 2785 V. A. Assembly Third Reading By COOK

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 76009
Democratic 1002
Republican 3000
Total 800011
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — 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
Tom — Not Voting
Charles — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Not Voting
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Furutani — Not Voting
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16002
Democratic 0001
Total 16003
% of votes cast 84%0%0%16%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Hall — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Conway — Yea
Coto — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Miller — Yea
Norby — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting

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Subjects

veterans
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2785 do?
Under existing law the Department of Veterans Affairs has specified powers and duties relating to military veterans, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is in charge of the department. This bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, on or before June 30, 2011, and every year thereafter, to identify other state agencies and departments that offer or provide services to veterans, for the purpose of entering into formal agreements that specify the respective roles and activities of the entities.
Who sponsors AB 2785?
AB 2785 is sponsored by Block and Committee on Veterans Affairs.
What is the current status of AB 2785?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 2785?
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