CA AB 2219

enacted

Veterans.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2219 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2219 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-28): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 728, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2219 about?

Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of each county to appoint a county veterans service officer to perform duties relating to the administration of benefits to veterans. Existing law authorizes the board to prescribe the qualifications of a county veterans service officer and fix the compensation of that officer. Existing law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (department) annually to prepare a report of the activities of county veterans service officers, including information on the number of veterans and their family members who have contacted or utilized the services of the county veterans service offices and the benefits received by veterans and their dependents as a result of the efforts of the county veterans service offices. This bill would require that a veterans service officer vacancy be filled within 12 months after the date of the vacancy and would require the appointee to obtain and maintain accreditation from the department, as specified, within 9 months after that appointment. The bill would additionally require the department to establish minimum training requirements for accreditation that would, among other things, improve public awareness of free disability claim resources and ensure proper data collection to track system improvements. The bill would also require the department, in consultation with the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers, by no later than January 1, 2029, to develop and implement a statewide work queue, as defined, for appointments, claims assistance, and other services provided to veterans. By increasing the duties on local officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires the department to disburse funds, appropriated to the department for the purpose of supporting county veterans service officers pursuant to the annual Budget Act, on a pro rata basis to a county that complies with certain conditions. This bill would require the department, in consultation with the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers, to develop a service capacity and performance framework to inform funding allocations for county veterans service offices. The bill would require the department to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature describing the proposed framework and its anticipated fiscal and operational impact, as specified. The bill would additionally require the department, by no later than January 1, 2029, and every 3 years thereafter, to prepare a report analyzing data regarding the configuration, structure, and operations of each county veterans service office and transmit the report, as specified, to the Legislature, the Department of Finance, the State Department of Health Care Services, and the California Veterans Board. The bill would require the department, in consultation with the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers, to create a standardized statewide digital survey platform to collect feedback from veterans for services provided at service offices. The bill would authorize the department to review, adopt, amend, or repeal guidelines or terms, or both guidelines and terms to implement these provisions and would exempt that review, adoption, amendment, or repeal from the Administrative Procedure Act. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Who sponsors CA AB 2219?

Schiavo is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2219, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Introduced: 2026-03-16
Latest action: 2026-09-28 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 728, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Veterans

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-09-28
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 728, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-28
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-27
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2026-08-20
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
committee-passage
2026-08-20
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-20
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5591.).
2026-08-18
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-07-02
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-03
Referred to Coms. on M. & V.A. and L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-05-21
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-21
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5228.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-29
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-04-15
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-15
Coauthors revised.
2026-04-09
Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.
referral-committee
2026-04-08
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-17
Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.
referral-committee
2026-03-16
Referred to Com. on M. & V.A.
referral-committee
2026-03-16
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-20
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19
Read first time. To print.
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Versions

02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
03/16/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-16Compare
04/08/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-08Compare
08/24/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-24Compare
09/28/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-28Compare
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Votes

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-14 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Schiavo: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Davies: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
Do pass.
2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Dixon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ta: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
AB 2219 Schiavo Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-21 · pass · 70-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Ta: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Soria: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Berman: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Papan: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Solache: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Patel: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Davies: yes
- Lee: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Bains: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Addis: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ward: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Hart: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Flora: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Lowenthal: other
- Ramos: other
- Wilson: other
- Garcia: other
- Lackey: other
- Arambula: other
- Hoover: other
- Gabriel: other
- Chen: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-22 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- McNerney: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Grove: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-07-01 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Laird: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Choi: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Durazo: yes

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