John Laird
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 17
Author
Existing law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties, including, but not limited to, the administration of various programs providing benefits to veterans or their beneficiaries. Existing law establishes the California Veterans Board, whose duties include advising the department and its secretary on policies for operations of the department. This bill would, for the purposes of these provisions, extend access to various programs and benefits to surviving domestic partners of veterans, where applicable. Existing law exempts members of the active militia from road tax and head tax and from jury duty, with specified exemptions, and from service on any posse comitatus if the member furnishes a certificate from their commanding officer that they have performed the duties required of them in the prior year or during the term of their service, if less than a year. This bill would instead exempt members of the active militia who are on active military orders if they furnish a copy of their active military orders or a letter from their immediate commanding officer or the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate. Existing law exempts every officer and enlisted person of the State Guard, during the officer's or enlisted person's service, from any posse comitatus and from jury duty. This bill would instead exempt officers or enlisted persons of the State Guard from any posse comitatus or jury duty service while on active military orders. The bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to, among other things, use gender-neutral language.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 129, Statutes of 2024.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 65. Noes 0. Page 6089.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 19).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 4019.) 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 13.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3725.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3703.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Set for hearing April 23 in JUD. pending receipt.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.
Set for hearing April 22.
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 March 15.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB1097 | HTML |
| 02/13/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/18/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/15/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/01/24 - Enrolled | |
| 07/15/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/19/24- Senate Judiciary | |
| 04/19/24- Senate Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs | |
| 05/15/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/07/24- Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs | |
| 06/17/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 06/21/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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