Existing law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to acquire, study, design, develop, construct, and equip a state-owned and state-operated Southern California Veterans Cemetery in the County of Orange at one of 2 possible sites, as specified. Existing law requires the department to, after completing acquisition studies on both sites, consult with the Department of General Services to determine which site to pursue based on the economic feasibility, benefits to veterans and City of Irvine residents, and availability of each location. Existing law makes honorably discharged veterans, their spouses, and dependent children eligible for interment in the cemetery, as specified.
California AB 1595 (20212022) — Veterans cemetery: County of Orange.
Existing law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to acquire, study, design, develop, construct, and equip a state-owned and state-operated Southern California Veterans Cemetery in the County of Orange at one of 2 possible sites, as specified. Existing law requires the department to, after completing acquisition studies on both sites, consult with the Department of General Services to determine which site to pursue based on the economic feasibility, benefits to veterans and City of Irvine residents, and availability of each location. Existing law makes honorably discharged veterans, their spouses, and dependent children eligible for interment in the cemetery, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB1595 Quirk-Silva et al. By Umberg Urgency Clause — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1595 Quirk-Silva Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 75–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1595 Quirk-Silva Third Reading Urgency — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Quirk-Silva — primary (person)
Aguiar-Curry — coauthor (person)
Bates — coauthor (person)
Bloom — coauthor (person)
Cervantes — coauthor (person)
Chen — coauthor (person)
Choi — author (person)
Davies — coauthor (person)
Flora — coauthor (person)
Fong — coauthor (person)
Lackey — coauthor (person)
Luz Rivas — coauthor (person)
Mathis — coauthor (person)
Newman — coauthor (person)
Patterson — coauthor (person)
Petrie-Norris — coauthor (person)
Seyarto — coauthor (person)
Umberg — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-01-03 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2022-01-04 From printer. May be heard in committee February 3.
2022-01-14 Referred to Com. on M. & V.A. referral-committee
2022-04-18 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-04-19 Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A. referral-committee
2022-04-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-05-11 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2022-05-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 19). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-05-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-23 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4826.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-24 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2022-06-01 Referred to Com. on M. & V.A. referral-committee
2022-06-29 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 28). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2022-06-30 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-08-08 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2022-08-11 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 11). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2022-08-11 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-24 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5103.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-24 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2022-08-25 Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended.
2022-08-25 Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-31 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2022-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 579, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ed61d39f-906c-4057-aa2d-025d45a67273. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).