Sharon Quirk-Silva
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 67
Author
Existing law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to acquire, study, design, develop, construct, and equip a state-owned and state-operated Southern California Veterans Cemetery in the County of Orange at one of 2 possible sites, as specified. Existing law requires the department to, after completing acquisition studies on both sites, consult with the Department of General Services to determine which site to pursue based on the economic feasibility, benefits to veterans and City of Irvine residents, and availability of each location. Existing law makes honorably discharged veterans, their spouses, and dependent children eligible for interment in the cemetery, as specified. This bill would delete those site selection requirements and would instead require the department to acquire, study, design, develop, construct, and equip a state-owned and state-operated Southern California Veterans Cemetery in the County of Orange. The bill would require the department to conduct an acquisition study, in consultation with the Department of General Services, to assess the feasibility and costs of construction of the cemetery. The bill would additionally create the Southern California Veterans Cemetery Study Donation Fund, and would authorize any local governmental entity or private organization in the County of Orange to donate to the fund. The bill would authorize the department, upon receipt of sufficient moneys, to conduct a study of the feasibility of a site formally proposed by a local government in the County of Orange for the purpose of establishing a Southern California Veterans Cemetery, as specified. The bill would continuously appropriate moneys in the fund to the department for these purposes. The bill would require any excess funds to be returned to the donor if requested, and to otherwise be used for the design, development, construction, and equipment of the cemetery. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 579, Statutes of 2022.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended.
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.).
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5103.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 11).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 28).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4826.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 19).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee February 3.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB1595 | HTML |
| 01/03/22 - Introduced | |
| 04/18/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/30/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/11/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/29/22 - Enrolled | |
| 09/27/22 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/25/22- Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs | |
| 05/09/22- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/20/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/28/22- Senate Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs | |
| 08/05/22- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/11/22- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/15/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/24/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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