AB 171 California Assembly · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Department of Veterans Affairs: veterans' services.

Summary

Existing law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to disburse funds, appropriated to the department for the purpose of supporting county veterans service officers pursuant to the annual Budget Act, on a pro rata basis, to a county that complies with certain conditions. This bill would require the department, no later than July 1, 2016, to develop an allocation formula based upon performance standards that encourage innovation and reward outstanding service by county veterans service officers, and would require those moneys to be allocated, upon appropriation by the Legislature, in accordance with that formula, as specified. The bill would require the department to annually report to the Legislature the efficacy, return on investment, work volume, and regional impact of the subvention funds on each county that receives those funds, as specified. The bill would also delete obsolete provisions and would make conforming changes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2015

Committee Review

Jul 2015

Assembly Passage

Jun 2015

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2015 Last action Aug 29, 2016

Floor votes · Assembly Jun 2, 2015

How they voted

70–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 72

Jun 2, 2015

D Democratic47

47 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican24

22 Yea 2

91% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

24

Key actions

6

Committee

8

Amendments

6

Aug 31, 2015

Upper · Passed

Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

upper

Aug 27, 2015

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 27).

upper

Jul 13, 2015

Committee

In committee: Referred to suspense file.

upper

Jun 29, 2015

Upper · Passed

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

upper

Jun 24, 2015

Committee

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jun 11, 2015

Committee

Referred to Com. on V.A.

upper

Jun 2, 2015

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (70-0-2)

assembly

May 28, 2015

Lower · Passed

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

lower

May 28, 2015

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).

lower

Mar 25, 2015

Committee

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

lower

Mar 18, 2015

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Mar 17, 2015

Lower · Passed

Read second time and amended.

lower

Mar 16, 2015

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 10).

lower

Feb 2, 2015

Committee

Referred to Com. on V.A.

lower

Jan 23, 2015

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee February 22.

lower

1 primary · 34 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Brian Maienschein

Cheryl R. Brown