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AB 1931 California Assembly · 2011-2012 Regular Session

Department of Veterans Affairs: consolidation of services to veterans.

Summary
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 establish the California Veterans Services and Workforce Development Division within the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of coordinating and administering veterans assistance programs in the state, and would require the division to perform various functions and duties relating to the coordination and administration of veterans assistance programs, as specified. The bill would require the administrative and support staff responsible for the administration of the specified programs to be transferred from the Employment Development Department to the division, and would require the costs of the transfer to utilize existing resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2012
Committee Review
Aug 2012
Assembly Passage
May 2012
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2012 Last action Aug 16, 2012
Floor votes · Assembly May 30, 2012

How they voted

69–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 72
May 30, 2012
D Democratic45
44 Yea 1
97% Yea
I Independent1
1
0% Nay
R Republican26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Aug 16, 2012
Upper · Passed
In committee: Held under submission.
upper
Aug 6, 2012
Committee
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
upper
Jul 3, 2012
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 26).
upper
Jun 14, 2012
Committee
Referred to Com. on V.A.
upper
May 30, 2012
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (69-0-3)
assembly
May 25, 2012
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 25).
lower
May 9, 2012
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Apr 25, 2012
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Apr 17, 2012
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on V.A.
lower
Apr 9, 2012
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on V.A.
lower
Mar 29, 2012
Committee
Referred to Com. on V.A.
lower
Feb 23, 2012
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JG
Jeff Gorell
RRepublican
CA
44