AB 81 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Veterans: mental health.

Summary

Existing law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs. The department, among other services, provides veterans and their dependents and survivors with assistance in processing service-related disability claims, assistance in obtaining affordable housing, and information about health ailments associated with military service. This bill would require the department to establish a program to fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, an academic study of mental health among women veterans in California, as specified. The bill would require the department to submit a report that summarizes the findings and recommendations of the study to the Legislature no later than June 30, 2029. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2030.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare ✓ Veterans

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

Sep 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Sep 2025

Vetoed

Oct 2025

Introduced Dec 19, 2024 Vetoed Oct 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

09/08/25 - Enrolled → AB81 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes were made between these two versions. The diff reflects a reformatting of the same enrolled bill text from a formal legislative document into a web page presentation on the California Legislature website. The statutory language of Section 716, the legislative counsel's digest, and all key dates are identical in both versions.

TECHNICAL

The formal enrolled document formatting (chapter number, governor approval line, clerk signatures) was replaced with a web page layout including navigation menus, bill status metadata, and website-specific elements. The actual bill text is unchanged.

Floor votes · Senate Sep 4, 2025 · Assembly Jun 4, 2025

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Sep 4, 2025

D Democratic30

29 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican10

10 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jan 22, 2026

Vetoed

Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

lower

Oct 11, 2025

Vetoed

Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

lower

Oct 11, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor.

lower

Sep 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Sep 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2520.).

upper

Aug 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).

upper

Aug 18, 2025

Committee

In committee: Referred to suspense file.

upper

Jul 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Jun 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on M. & V.A.

upper

Jun 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2054.)

lower

May 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

lower

Apr 23, 2025

Committee

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on M. & V.A.

lower

Dec 20, 2024

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee January 19.

lower

Dec 19, 2024

Introduced

Introduced. To print.

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors