Bill Text: CA AB826 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Deceptive practices: service members and veterans.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Failed) 2026-02-02 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB826 Detail]

Download: California-2025-AB826-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 826

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Introduced by Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez

February 19, 2025

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An act to amend Section 981.6 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 826, as introduced, Jeff Gonzalez. Veterans’ benefits.

Existing law makes a veteran ineligible to receive state educational benefits at the same time that they are receiving federal educational benefits.

This bill would make technical, non-substantive changes to that provision.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 981.6 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

981.6.

 No A veteran who is receiving federal educational benefits shall be is not eligible to receive the educational benefits provided by this article during such the time that he is they are receiving federal educational benefits.