SB 798 California Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Veterans.

Summary

Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of any county to grant financial assistance, relief, and support to indigent veterans, as specified. Existing law authorizes this assistance to include the necessary expenses, not to exceed $350, for burial or cremation of any indigent veteran. This bill would increase that amount to $1,000.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Last action Jul 2, 2025

Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2025

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

May 5, 2025

D Democratic30

28 Yea 2

93% Yea

R Republican10

10 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on M. & V.A.

lower

May 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1010.) Ordered to the Assembly.

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 919.) (April 28).

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on M. & V.A.

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors