Bill Commons

CA SB 1040

in committee

Veterans Cemetery Maintenance-Endowment Match Act.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 1040 pass?

Not yet. CA SB 1040 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-14): May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

What is CA SB 1040 about?

Existing law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs, in voluntary cooperation with specified local entities, to design, develop, and construct a state-owned and state-operated Northern and Southern California Veterans Cemetery and California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery. Existing law requires the department to oversee and coordinate the design, development, and construction of these cemeteries. Existing law requires the department to adopt regulations to specify the eligibility requirements for interment in one of these cemeteries. This bill would require the department to establish and administer a state and local matching funds program for veterans cemetery maintenance funds by requiring that for $1 contributed locally by individuals, veterans' service organizations, local governments, or private donors, the state would contribute $1 in matching funds, up to $250,000 per veterans cemetery per fiscal year. The bill would require a veterans cemetery to apply to the department to be part of the program, and would require the department to, among other things, review the applications annually. The bill would establish the Veterans Cemetery Maintenance-Endowment Account in the General Fund that would be administered by the department. The bill would require moneys in the account to be allocated, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the department for distribution to a veterans cemetery. The bill would require the department to provide to the Legislature a report summarizing all participating veterans cemeteries, total state matches, and fund performance.

Who sponsors CA SB 1040?

Choi is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1040, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs, in voluntary cooperation with specified local entities, to design, develop, and construct a state-owned and state-operated Northern and Southern California Veterans Cemetery and California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery. Existing law requires the department to oversee and coordinate the design, development, and construction of these cemeteries. Existing law requires the department to adopt regulations to specify the eligibility requirements for interment in one of these cemeteries. This bill would require the department to establish and administer a state and local matching funds program for veterans cemetery maintenance funds by requiring that for $1 contributed locally by individuals, veterans' service organizations, local governments, or private donors, the state would contribute $1 in matching funds, up to $250,000 per veterans cemetery per fiscal year. The bill would require a veterans cemetery to apply to the department to be part of the program, and would require the department to, among other things, review the applications annually. The bill would establish the Veterans Cemetery Maintenance-Endowment Account in the General Fund that would be administered by the department. The bill would require moneys in the account to be allocated, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the department for distribution to a veterans cemetery. The bill would require the department to provide to the Legislature a report summarizing all participating veterans cemeteries, total state matches, and fund performance.

Introduced
2026-02-11
Latest action
2026-05-14 — May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Choiauthor
  • Alvarado-Gilcoauthor
  • Archuletacoauthor
  • Ochoa Boghcoauthor
  • Stricklandcoauthor
  • Valladarescoauthor
  • Alaniscoauthor
  • Chencoauthor
  • Daviescoauthor
  • Garciacoauthor
  • Jeff Gonzalezcoauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-14

    May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  3. 2026-04-27

    April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  4. 2026-04-22

    Set for hearing April 27.

  5. 2026-04-21

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3956.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  6. 2026-02-18

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

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  7. 2026-02-12

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 14.

  8. 2026-02-11

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-20 · pass · 4-0

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-04-27 · pass · 7-0

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

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