The Department of Veterans Affairs (department) is created in state government and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is the head of the department. Under existing law, the department, in voluntary cooperation with the Shasta County Board of Supervisors and the boards of supervisors of specified northern California counties, is required to design, develop, and construct a state-owned and state-operated Northern California Veterans Cemetery. Under existing law, the department, in voluntary cooperation with the Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey, the City of Seaside, the Fort Ord Reuse Authority, and surrounding counties, cities, and local agencies, is required to design, develop, and construct the state-owned and state-operated veterans cemetery, which shall be located on the site of the former Fort Ord.
California AB 1453 (20132014) — Southern California Veterans Cemetery.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (department) is created in state government and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is the head of the department. Under existing law, the department, in voluntary cooperation with the Shasta County Board of Supervisors and the boards of supervisors of specified northern California counties, is required to design, develop, and construct a state-owned and state-operated Northern California Veterans Cemetery. Under existing law, the department, in voluntary cooperation with the Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey, the City of Seaside, the Fort Ord Reuse Authority, and surrounding counties, cities, and local agencies, is required to design, develop, and construct the state-owned and state-operated veterans cemetery, which shall be located on the site of the former Fort Ord.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1453 QUIRK-SILVA Assembly Third Reading — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Quirk-Silva — primary (person)
Correa — coauthor (person)
Daly — coauthor (person)
Mansoor — coauthor (person)
Wagner — coauthor (person)
Wyland — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-01-09 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2014-01-10 From printer. May be heard in committee February 9.
2014-01-23 Referred to Com. on V.A. referral-committee
2014-04-22 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on V.A. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2014-04-23 Re-referred to Com. on V.A. referral-committee
2014-04-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-05-07 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2014-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5338.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-29 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2014-06-05 Referred to Com. on V.A. referral-committee
2014-06-19 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on V.A. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-06-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-08-04 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-08-04 In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2014-08-18 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-08-19 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-21 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4702.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-21 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 23 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2014-08-25 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6397.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-09-05 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2014-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 646, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/614cf9e2-fd50-487f-bdf8-1ddc1c394ebc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).