Existing law establishes within state government a Military Department headed by an Adjutant General. Existing law includes within the Military Department the office of the Adjutant General, the California National Guard, the State Military Reserve, the California Cadet Corps, and the Naval Militia. Existing law requires an officer who desires to resign to submit his or her resignation to the Governor. Among others, existing law authorizes the Governor to refuse to accept a resignation in time of war or when war is imminent, in time of civil stress or emergency, or on account of the exigencies of the service.
California SB 1435 (20172018) — State military: officer commissions.
Existing law establishes within state government a Military Department headed by an Adjutant General. Existing law includes within the Military Department the office of the Adjutant General, the California National Guard, the State Military Reserve, the California Cadet Corps, and the Naval Militia. Existing law requires an officer who desires to resign to submit his or her resignation to the Governor. Among others, existing law authorizes the Governor to refuse to accept a resignation in time of war or when war is imminent, in time of civil stress or emergency, or on account of the exigencies of the service.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 1435 Dodd Consent Calendar Second Day — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB1435 Dodd Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Consent Calendar SB1435 — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Dodd — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2018-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2018-03-08 Referred to Com. on V.A. referral-committee
2018-03-13 Set for hearing April 10.
2018-03-19 April 10 hearing postponed by committee.
2018-03-23 Set for hearing April 24.
2018-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4790.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-05-04 Set for hearing May 14.
2018-05-14 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2018-05-15 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-17 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5090.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-17 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2018-05-25 Referred to Com. on V.A. referral-committee
2018-06-18 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on V.A. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-06-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-08-08 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-08-09 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-16 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6313.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-16 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2018-08-20 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5463.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-08-24 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2018-09-14 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-14 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 421, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cb857607-650c-48e9-b230-bae542d6e498. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).