republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20172018/sb-410.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil service: veterans' hiring preference: active duty members."
description: "The State Civil Service Act prescribes a comprehensive civil service personnel system for the state and specifically provides certain preferences for veterans. The act grants to a person retired from the United States military, honorably discharged from active military duty with a service-connected disability, or honorably discharged from active duty eligibility for civil service examinations for which they meet the minimum qualifications for the classification. The act requires that, in evaluating minimum qualifications, related military experience be considered state civil service experience in a comparable class, based on the duties and responsibilities assigned. The act also requires that request for and proof of eligibility for the veterans' preference be submitted by the veteran to the Department of Human Resources or the designated appointing authority conducting the employment examination, subject to rules promulgated by the Department of Human Resources in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20172018"
identifier: "SB 410"
citation: "California SB 410 (20172018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil service: veterans' hiring preference: active duty members."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nguyen"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 26
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-02-15"
last_action: "2017-09-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d73703a7-edda-44af-8c0c-8a24ee370eec"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB410"
source_hash: "206a172a5659aade326fba4d0a83f4dc3b1e1258fb87de5a108390df422e7c23"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California SB 410 (20172018) — Civil service: veterans' hiring preference: active duty members.

The State Civil Service Act prescribes a comprehensive civil service personnel system for the state and specifically provides certain preferences for veterans. The act grants to a person retired from the United States military, honorably discharged from active military duty with a service-connected disability, or honorably discharged from active duty eligibility for civil service examinations for which they meet the minimum qualifications for the classification. The act requires that, in evaluating minimum qualifications, related military experience be considered state civil service experience in a comparable class, based on the duties and responsibilities assigned. The act also requires that request for and proof of eligibility for the veterans' preference be submitted by the veteran to the Department of Human Resources or the designated appointing authority conducting the employment examination, subject to rules promulgated by the Department of Human Resources in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/15/17 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB410&version=20170SB41099INT)
2. **03/20/17 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB410&version=20170SB41098AMD)
3. **04/17/17 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB410&version=20170SB41097AMD)
4. **09/11/17 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB410&version=20170SB41095CHP)
5. **SB410** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB410)
6. **08/25/17 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB410&version=20170SB41096ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Employees, Retirement, and Social Security] — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 410 Nguyen Consent Calendar Second Day — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading SB410 Nguyen et al. — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **16–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Nguyen — primary (person)
- Baker — coauthor (person)
- Bates — coauthor (person)
- Berryhill — coauthor (person)
- Chávez — coauthor (person)
- Cristina Garcia — coauthor (person)
- Fuller — coauthor (person)
- Mathis — coauthor (person)
- Voepel — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-15** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-16** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
- **2017-02-23** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2017-03-29** Re-referred to Com. on V.A. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-07** Set for hearing April 25.
- **2017-04-17** 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`
- **2017-04-26** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 830.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2017-05-01** Set for hearing May 8.
- **2017-05-03** May 8 hearing postponed by committee.
- **2017-05-04** Set for hearing May 15.
- **2017-05-15** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1080.) (May 15). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-05-16** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2017-05-22** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1137.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2017-05-23** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2017-06-05** Referred to Coms. on V.A. and P.E., R., & S.S. `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-28** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P.E., R., & S.S. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on P.E., R., & S.S. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2017-06-30** Coauthors revised.
- **2017-07-06** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2017-07-19** From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 19). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-07-20** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2017-08-24** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2769.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2017-08-24** In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- **2017-08-30** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2017-09-11** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-09-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 237, Statutes of 2017.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d73703a7-edda-44af-8c0c-8a24ee370eec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).