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type: "Bill"
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title: "Driver's licenses: veteran designation."
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description: "Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a driver's license to an applicant when the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license. Existing law allows an in-person applicant for a driver's license or identification card to request the word \"VETERAN\" be printed on the face of the driver's license or identification card, subject to certain requirements, including, among others, verification of veteran status, as specified, and payment of a $5 fee, which the department is authorized to increase by regulation, in an amount not to exceed $15, as specified. Existing law prohibits a fee from being charged for that request if made by a person who has been determined to have a current income level that meets the eligibility requirements for specified assistance programs or a person who can verify their status as a homeless person, in accordance with specified provisions."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20212022"
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identifier: "SB 837"
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citation: "California SB 837 (20212022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Driver's licenses: veteran designation."]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Umberg"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2022-01-06"
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last_action: "2022-09-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aaa66ea7-15c6-4ee0-bec7-256217951734"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB837"
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source_hash: "6a1898ddaad549cb9ac0c42258976729d96523053aaf48b9c23124816f067469"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California SB 837 (20212022) — Driver's licenses: veteran designation.
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Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a driver's license to an applicant when the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license. Existing law allows an in-person applicant for a driver's license or identification card to request the word "VETERAN" be printed on the face of the driver's license or identification card, subject to certain requirements, including, among others, verification of veteran status, as specified, and payment of a $5 fee, which the department is authorized to increase by regulation, in an amount not to exceed $15, as specified. Existing law prohibits a fee from being charged for that request if made by a person who has been determined to have a current income level that meets the eligibility requirements for specified assistance programs or a person who can verify their status as a homeless person, in accordance with specified provisions.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **01/06/22 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB837&version=20210SB83799INT)
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2. **08/18/22 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB837&version=20210SB83798AMD)
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3. **09/17/22 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB837&version=20210SB83796CHP)
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4. **SB837** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB837)
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5. **09/01/22 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB837&version=20210SB83797ENR)
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## Votes
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- SB 837 Umberg Senate Third Reading By Ramos — **77–0** (pass) · lower
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- Special Consent SB837 — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **17–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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- Placed on suspense file — **6–0** (pass) · upper
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- Special Consent SB837 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **14–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Umberg — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-06** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2022-01-07** From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 6.
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- **2022-01-19** Referred to Com. on TRANS. `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-02** Set for hearing March 22.
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- **2022-03-22** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0. Page 3184.) (March 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-25** Set for hearing April 4.
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- **2022-04-04** April 4 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
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- **2022-05-13** Set for hearing May 19.
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- **2022-05-19** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3771.) (May 19). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-05-19** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2022-05-23** Ordered to special consent calendar.
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- **2022-05-25** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3928.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2022-05-26** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
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- **2022-06-02** Referred to Com. on TRANS. `referral-committee`
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- **2022-06-21** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
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- **2022-08-03** August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
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- **2022-08-11** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 11). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-08-15** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2022-08-18** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2022-08-18** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2022-08-22** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6007.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2022-08-22** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
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- **2022-08-30** Ordered to special consent calendar.
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- **2022-08-30** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5341.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-09-06** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
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- **2022-09-17** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2022-09-17** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 383, Statutes of 2022. `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aaa66ea7-15c6-4ee0-bec7-256217951734`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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