Prior law, in effect until January 1, 2012, requested the Office of the Adjutant General to, among other things, make copies of the enrollment fee waiver application of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available to each member of the California National Guard, the State Military Reserve, and the Naval Militia not having a baccalaureate degree. Prior law also requested the Office of the Adjutant General to assist these persons in completing these forms, as needed.
California AB 1401 (20152016) — Veterans: student financial aid.
Prior law, in effect until January 1, 2012, requested the Office of the Adjutant General to, among other things, make copies of the enrollment fee waiver application of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available to each member of the California National Guard, the State Military Reserve, and the Naval Militia not having a baccalaureate degree. Prior law also requested the Office of the Adjutant General to assist these persons in completing these forms, as needed.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 5–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1401 BAKER Consent Calendar Second Day — 74–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Baker — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-27 Introduced. To print. introduction
2015-03-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
2015-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2015-03-26 Referred to Com. on V.A. referral-committee
2015-04-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-13 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 13). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-14 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-22 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1564.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-05-22 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-06-04 Referred to Com. on V.A. referral-committee
2015-06-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-06-30 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2015-08-17 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2015-08-18 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-08-20 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2119.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-08-20 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2015-08-27 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2015-09-03 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-09-03 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 254, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c9c59e18-66db-4798-b57e-e8473d61f298. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).