Joel Anderson
- Republican
Author
Existing law requires, by July 1, 2015, the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop a transition assistance program for veterans who have been discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard of any state, as specified. This bill would require the transition assistance program for veterans to provide information to noncitizens who are leaving military service in California or who have already been discharged from military service in California on how to become citizens, including information on where to acquire state legal assistance. Existing law establishes the militia of the state, consisting of the National Guard, State Military Reserve, and the Naval Militia. Under existing law, the militia of the state consists of all able-bodied male citizens and all other able-bodied males who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, who are between 18 and 45 years of age, and who are residents of the state. This bill would require the California National Guard to inform its members that it will assist noncitizen members in acquiring United States citizenship as soon as they are eligible. The bill would additionally require the California National Guard to, upon request of a noncitizen member, assist the member in filing all forms and paperwork necessary to become a United States Citizen. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 497, Statutes of 2017.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2903.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 2. Page 3037.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 30).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
August 23 hearing postponed by committee.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1246.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Set for hearing May 15.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 830.) (April 25).
Set for hearing April 25.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 18.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB156 | HTML |
| 01/18/17 - Introduced | |
| 03/29/17 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/02/17 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/28/17 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/18/17 - Enrolled | |
| 10/05/17 - Chaptered |
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