Bill Commons

CA SB 798

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Veterans.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 798 pass?

The current status of CA SB 798 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2025-07-02): July 1 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

What is CA SB 798 about?

Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of any county to grant financial assistance, relief, and support to indigent veterans, as specified. Existing law authorizes this assistance to include the necessary expenses, not to exceed $350, for burial or cremation of any indigent veteran. This bill would increase that amount to $1,000.

Who sponsors CA SB 798?

Rubio is the primary sponsor of CA SB 798.

Description

Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of any county to grant financial assistance, relief, and support to indigent veterans, as specified. Existing law authorizes this assistance to include the necessary expenses, not to exceed $350, for burial or cremation of any indigent veteran. This bill would increase that amount to $1,000.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2025-07-02 — July 1 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Rubioauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-07-02

    July 1 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  2. 2025-05-19

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

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-05-05

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    reading-1

  4. 2025-05-05

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1010.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  5. 2025-04-30

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

    reading-1,reading-2

  6. 2025-04-29

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 919.) (April 28).

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-04-09

    Set for hearing April 28.

  8. 2025-03-12

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

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-02-24

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  10. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

    reading-1

  11. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    2025-04-28 · pass · 4-0

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

  • Consent Calendar 2nd

    2025-05-05 · pass · 38-0

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

Related bills

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB798

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