AJR 12 California Assembly · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Relative to veterans' educational benefits.

Summary

This measure would urge the United States Congress to revise the United States Code to remove the requirement that, to be eligible for GI benefits, a law school be accredited by a specialized accreditor and the overly broad restriction that graduates must be eligible to sit for a bar examination in any state.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2021

Committee Review

Aug 2021

Assembly Passage

May 2021

Senate Passage

Aug 2021

Signed into Law

Sep 2021

Introduced Apr 15, 2021 Signed Sep 7, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Aug 26, 2021 · Assembly May 6, 2021

How they voted

33–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 37

Aug 26, 2021

D Democratic29

25 Yea 4

86% Yea

R Republican8

8 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Sep 7, 2021

Introduced

Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2:30 p.m.

legislature

Aug 26, 2021

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (33-0-4)

senate

Aug 26, 2021

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Aug 26, 2021

Upper · Passed

Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2114.)

upper

Jul 7, 2021

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 6).

upper

May 19, 2021

Committee

Referred to Com. on JUD.

upper

May 6, 2021

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (77-0-1)

assembly

May 6, 2021

Lower · Passed

Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1340.)

lower

May 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 4).

lower

Apr 22, 2021

Committee

Referred to Com. on JUD.

lower

Apr 15, 2021

Introduced

Introduced. To print.

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors