Bill Commons

CA AB 1509

enacted

Veterans: educational assistance.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1509 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1509 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-10-11): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 644, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AB 1509 about?

Existing law creates the Department of Veterans Affairs, headed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, imbued with certain powers and duties with regard to providing services and support to veterans and their dependents and survivors. The department is authorized to cooperate and contract with the duly authorized representative of the United States government in carrying out its duties. Existing law provides various benefits to veterans and their dependents including opportunities for veterans to continue their education. Existing federal law provides educational awards for eligible active duty members and veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States. This bill would create the California State Accrediting Agency for Veterans Education (CSAAVE) within the department. The bill would require the CSAAVE to implement federal requirements and administer state requirements for an organization that is seeking authorization to offer education awards under federal law, as specified. The bill would authorize the department to adopt and amend regulations to implement these provisions. This bill would provide that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has signatory authority for the CSAAVE.

Who sponsors CA AB 1509?

Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1509.

Description

Existing law creates the Department of Veterans Affairs, headed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, imbued with certain powers and duties with regard to providing services and support to veterans and their dependents and survivors. The department is authorized to cooperate and contract with the duly authorized representative of the United States government in carrying out its duties. Existing law provides various benefits to veterans and their dependents including opportunities for veterans to continue their education. Existing federal law provides educational awards for eligible active duty members and veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States. This bill would create the California State Accrediting Agency for Veterans Education (CSAAVE) within the department. The bill would require the CSAAVE to implement federal requirements and administer state requirements for an organization that is seeking authorization to offer education awards under federal law, as specified. The bill would authorize the department to adopt and amend regulations to implement these provisions. This bill would provide that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has signatory authority for the CSAAVE.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-10-11 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 644, Statutes of 2025.
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Military and Veterans Affairsauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-10-11

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 644, Statutes of 2025.

    became-law

  2. 2025-10-11

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2025-09-02

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

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  4. 2025-08-26

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  5. 2025-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2252.).

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  6. 2025-08-20

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  7. 2025-08-19

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  8. 2025-07-15

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  9. 2025-05-21

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

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  10. 2025-05-08

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  11. 2025-05-08

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1478.)

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  12. 2025-04-24

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  13. 2025-04-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23).

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  14. 2025-04-09

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  15. 2025-03-17

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

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  16. 2025-03-04

    From printer. May be heard in committee April 3.

  17. 2025-03-03

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-08 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Valencia: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Carrillo: other

  • Do pass.

    2025-04-23 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Dixon: yes

  • AB 1509 M. & V. A. Assembly Third Reading By SCHIAVO

    2025-05-08 · pass · 72-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Gabriel: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: other
    • Carrillo: other
    • Arambula: other
    • Irwin: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Ellis: other
    • Boerner: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-07-14 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Umberg: yes

  • Consent Calendar 2nd AB1509 M. & V.A.

    2025-08-25 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Reyes: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Hurtado: other
    • Alvarado-Gil: other
    • Rubio: other

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