California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 776 — Corrections: veterans' benefits.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 599, Statutes of 2017.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 10 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and charges it with certain duties and powers, including, among others, the operation of state prisons. Existing law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is responsible for administering various programs and services for the benefit of veterans. This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide one employee for every 5 state prisons, who is trained and accredited by the department, to assist incarcerated veterans in applying for and receiving any federal or other veterans' benefits for which they or their families may be eligible. The bill would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to give the Department of Veterans Affairs' employees access to the hardware, software, and those computer networks as are reasonably necessary to perform their duties while at the prison, while taking all necessary safety precautions. The bill would also require the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to cooperate and collaborate to ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs' employees have the greatest access and effectiveness practicable, while taking all necessary safety precautions, in order to assist veterans incarcerated within the state prisons.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 599, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5:30 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2894.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 1. Page 3258.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (September 1).

  10. August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

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

  12. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 27).

  14. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on V.A.

  15. Referred to Coms. on V.A. and PUB. S.

  16. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  17. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1335.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  18. Published May 26 at 10 a.m.

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

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1190.) (May 25).

  21. Set for hearing May 25.

  22. May 15 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  23. Set for hearing May 15.

  24. May 8 hearing postponed by committee.

  25. Set for hearing May 8.

  26. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 831.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  27. Set for hearing April 25.

  28. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on V.A. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 599.) (April 4). Re-referred to Com. on V.A.

  29. Set for hearing April 4.

  30. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  31. March 28 hearing postponed by committee.

  32. Set for hearing March 28.

  33. Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and V.A.

  34. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  35. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Atkins · Cosponsor
  • Newman · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Newman

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Atkins

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

Unfinished Business SB776 Newman et al. Concurrence

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 5000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Newman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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SB 776 Newman Senate Third Reading By IRWIN

Passed 73 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 53104
Democratic 15000
Republican 5001
Total 73105
% of votes cast 92%1%0%6%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Fong — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Baker — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8005
Democratic 3000
Republican 0001
Total 11006
% of votes cast 65%0%0%35%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Gray — Not Voting
Friedman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Obernolte — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5002
Democratic 2001
Total 7003
% of votes cast 70%0%0%30%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Mathis — Not Voting
Voepel — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Gloria — Yea
Salas — Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Not Voting
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 5000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Newman — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety veterans
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 776 do?
Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and charges it with certain duties and powers, including, among others, the operation of state prisons. Existing law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is responsible for administering various programs and services for the benefit of veterans. This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide one employee for every 5 state prisons, who is trained and accredited by the department, to assist incarcerated veterans in applying for and receiving any federal or other veterans' benefits for which they or their families may be eligible. The bill would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to give the Department of Veterans Affairs' employees access to the hardware, software, and those computer networks as are reasonably necessary to perform their duties while at the prison, while taking all necessary safety precautions. The bill would also require the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to cooperate and collaborate to ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs' employees have the greatest access and effectiveness practicable, while taking all necessary safety precautions, in order to assist veterans incarcerated within the state prisons.
Who sponsors SB 776?
SB 776 is sponsored by Atkins and Newman.
What is the current status of SB 776?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.
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