Bill Commons

CA AB 264

vetoed

Veterans: benefits.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 264 pass?

No. CA AB 264 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Vetoed by Governor.

What is CA AB 264 about?

Existing law establishes various educational benefits for dependents of veterans who were killed during military service or are totally disabled, as specified. Existing law defines "dependent of a veteran" to include the spouse of a totally disabled veteran. Existing law prohibits a dependent of a veteran from receiving these educational benefits during the time the dependent is entitled to receive specified federal educational benefits or duplicate assistance from any other government source. This bill would repeal that prohibition.

Who sponsors CA AB 264?

Carrillo is the primary sponsor of CA AB 264, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law establishes various educational benefits for dependents of veterans who were killed during military service or are totally disabled, as specified. Existing law defines "dependent of a veteran" to include the spouse of a totally disabled veteran. Existing law prohibits a dependent of a veteran from receiving these educational benefits during the time the dependent is entitled to receive specified federal educational benefits or duplicate assistance from any other government source. This bill would repeal that prohibition.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-09-30 — Vetoed by Governor.
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Carrilloauthor
  • Schiavocoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-09-30

    Vetoed by Governor.

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  2. 2026-09-03

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  3. 2026-08-27

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  4. 2026-08-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  5. 2026-08-20

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  6. 2026-08-19

    From inactive file.

  7. 2026-08-19

    Ordered to second reading.

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  8. 2025-09-03

    Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Archuleta.

  9. 2025-09-03

    From special consent calendar.

  10. 2025-09-02

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  11. 2025-08-29

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2025-08-29

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).

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  13. 2025-08-18

    In committee: Referred to suspense file.

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  14. 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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  15. 2025-06-11

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

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  16. 2025-05-29

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

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  17. 2025-05-29

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1783.)

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  18. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

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  20. 2025-04-23

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

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  21. 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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  22. 2025-04-09

    Coauthors revised.

  23. 2025-02-10

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

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  24. 2025-01-17

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 16.

  25. 2025-01-16

    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.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 14-0

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

  • AB 264 Carrillo Assembly Third Reading

    2025-05-29 · pass · 70-0

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-08-18 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes

  • Do pass

    2025-08-29 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB264

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