Court fee waivers: veterans.
Summary
Existing law sets forth filing fees and other civil fees for superior courts. Existing law requires certain applicants to be granted initial permission to proceed without paying court fees and costs because of the applicant's financial condition, including an applicant whose monthly income is 200% or less of the current poverty guidelines, as specified. This bill would prohibit veterans disability service-connected compensation from being included in monthly income for purposes of that provision.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Sep 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Sep 2025
Signed into Law
Oct 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Oct 11, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2025 · Assembly Sep 8, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
May 29, 2025
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Oct 11, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Sep 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2989.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Aug 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29).
lower
Jul 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jun 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.
lower
Jun 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and M. & V.A.
lower
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1322.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1189.) (May 23).
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 918.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 705.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and M. & V.A.
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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