California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 717 — Veterans.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 692, Statutes of 2013.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. 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 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law establishes the California Veterans Board, composed of 7 members with specified qualifications who are appointed by the Governor and subject to the confirmation of the Senate, to determine the policies for all operations of the Department of Veterans Affairs. This bill would require the board to advise the department and the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs on policies for operations of the department, and would require the department to respond to all proposed policy changes offered by the board prior to the next scheduled meeting of the board. This bill would also eliminate certain qualifications to be a member of the board, and require every board member to be a member in good standing with a congressionally chartered veteran service organization. (2) Existing law requires the board to annually report to the Legislature regarding the activities, accomplishments, and expenditures of the board. This bill would repeal this requirement. (3) Existing law sets forth the duties of the secretary and the board with regard to the administration of the department to benefit California veterans. This bill would require the secretary and the board to each seek to confer with the California State Commanders Veterans Council at least twice per calendar year on issues affecting California veterans.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 692, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3330.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2404.).

  7. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Referred to Com. on V.A.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1343.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  17. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 1).

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  21. Referred to Com. on V.A.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chávez · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Chávez

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Special Consent #10 AB717 Chávez By Cannella

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Torres — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Wright — Yea
De León — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 717 CHÁVEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70001
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 77001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Conway — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
John A. Pérez — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Logue — Yea
Campos — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 717 CHÁVEZ Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 64004
Democratic 7000
Republican 4000
Total 75004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Stone — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Campos — Yea
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chau — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Yea
Campos — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

veterans
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 717 do?
(1) Existing law establishes the California Veterans Board, composed of 7 members with specified qualifications who are appointed by the Governor and subject to the confirmation of the Senate, to determine the policies for all operations of the Department of Veterans Affairs. This bill would require the board to advise the department and the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs on policies for operations of the department, and would require the department to respond to all proposed policy changes offered by the board prior to the next scheduled meeting of the board. This bill would also eliminate certain qualifications to be a member of the board, and require every board member to be a member in good standing with a congressionally chartered veteran service organization. (2) Existing law requires the board to annually report to the Legislature regarding the activities, accomplishments, and expenditures of the board. This bill would repeal this requirement. (3) Existing law sets forth the duties of the secretary and the board with regard to the administration of the department to benefit California veterans. This bill would require the secretary and the board to each seek to confer with the California State Commanders Veterans Council at least twice per calendar year on issues affecting California veterans.
Who sponsors AB 717?
AB 717 is sponsored by Chávez.
What is the current status of AB 717?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 717?
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