Josh Newman
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 29
Author
Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and charges it with certain duties and powers, including, among others, the operation of state prisons. Existing law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is responsible for administering various programs and services for the benefit of veterans. This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide one employee for every 5 state prisons, who is trained and accredited by the department, to assist incarcerated veterans in applying for and receiving any federal or other veterans' benefits for which they or their families may be eligible. The bill would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to give the Department of Veterans Affairs' employees access to the hardware, software, and those computer networks as are reasonably necessary to perform their duties while at the prison, while taking all necessary safety precautions. The bill would also require the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to cooperate and collaborate to ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs' employees have the greatest access and effectiveness practicable, while taking all necessary safety precautions, in order to assist veterans incarcerated within the state prisons.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 599, Statutes of 2017.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5:30 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2894.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 1. Page 3258.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (September 1).
August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 27).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on V.A.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1335.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Published May 26 at 10 a.m.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1190.) (May 25).
Set for hearing May 25.
May 15 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 15.
May 8 hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing May 8.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 831.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 25.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on V.A. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 599.) (April 4). Re-referred to Com. on V.A.
Set for hearing April 4.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
March 28 hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing March 28.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB776 | HTML |
| 02/17/17 - Introduced | |
| 03/27/17 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/26/17 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/22/17 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/05/17 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/05/17 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/19/17 - Enrolled | |
| 10/08/17 - Chaptered |
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