AJR 44 California Assembly · 2013-2014 Regular Session

Relative to veterans.

Summary

This measure would urge the Department of Defense, Congress, and the President to create a more efficient process of upgrading the status of those who were "dishonorably" or other than honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States, and to provide benefits, including applicable spousal benefits, to those veterans discharged solely on the basis of their sexual orientation.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2014

Committee Review

Aug 2014

Assembly Passage

Jun 2014

Senate Passage

Aug 2014

Signed into Law

Sep 2014

Introduced Apr 10, 2014 Signed Sep 9, 2014

Floor votes · Senate Aug 20, 2014 · Assembly Jun 19, 2014

How they voted

31–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 35

Aug 20, 2014

D Democratic25

22 Yea 3

88% Yea

R Republican10

9 Yea 1

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

14

Key actions

5

Committee

6

Amendments

1

Sep 9, 2014

Introduced

Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 1:15 p.m.

legislature

Aug 20, 2014

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Aug 20, 2014

Upper · Passed

Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4649.)

upper

Aug 12, 2014

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 12).

upper

Jun 26, 2014

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on V.A.

upper

Jun 19, 2014

Lower · Passed

Amended, adopted, and to Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 0. Page 5612.)

lower

Jun 18, 2014

Lower · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 17).

lower

Jun 15, 2014

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on V.A.

lower

Jun 12, 2014

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on V.A. Amended.

lower

Apr 24, 2014

Committee

Referred to Com. on V.A.

lower

Apr 10, 2014

Introduced

Introduced. To print.

lower

1 primary · 45 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Brian Maienschein

Cheryl R. Brown