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Bill Veterans: educational assistance. Existing law creates the Department of Veterans Affairs, headed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, imbued with certain powers and duties with regard to providing services and support to veterans and their dependents and survivors. The department is authorized to cooperate and contract with the duly authorized representative of the United States government in carrying out its duties. Existing law provides various benefits to veterans and their dependents including opportunities for veterans to continue their education. Existing federal law provides educational awards for eligible active duty members and veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States. us/states/ca California Legislature 20252026 AB 1509 California AB 1509 (20252026)
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California AB 1509 (20252026) — Veterans: educational assistance.

Existing law creates the Department of Veterans Affairs, headed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, imbued with certain powers and duties with regard to providing services and support to veterans and their dependents and survivors. The department is authorized to cooperate and contract with the duly authorized representative of the United States government in carrying out its duties. Existing law provides various benefits to veterans and their dependents including opportunities for veterans to continue their education. Existing federal law provides educational awards for eligible active duty members and veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States.

Version chain

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

  1. 03/03/25 - Introduced (filed) — source
  2. 10/11/25 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. AB1509 (committee substitute) — source
  4. 08/27/25 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • AB 1509 M. & V. A. Assembly Third Reading By SCHIAVO — 720 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 70 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass. — 150 (pass) · lower
  • Consent Calendar 2nd AB1509 M. & V.A. — 370 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 50 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-03-03 Read first time. To print. reading-1
  • 2025-03-04 From printer. May be heard in committee April 3.
  • 2025-03-17 Referred to Com. on M. & V.A. referral-committee
  • 2025-04-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
  • 2025-04-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-04-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2025-05-08 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1478.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2025-05-08 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
  • 2025-05-21 Referred to Com. on M. & V.A. referral-committee
  • 2025-07-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
  • 2025-08-19 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
  • 2025-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2025-08-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2252.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2025-08-26 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
  • 2025-09-02 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
  • 2025-10-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
  • 2025-10-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 644, Statutes of 2025. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1b99630d-431d-4142-8736-ad979c94a3da. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).