Establishes a veterans' bill of rights
Summary
Establishes a veterans' bill of rights; provides sample language for such bill of rights; requires the department of veterans' services to establish and distribute a veterans' bill of rights and to make such bill of rights available on the department's website.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced Mar 6, 2025
Last action Jun 2, 2026
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What changed between versions
A6559B
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A6559C
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MODERATE
The bill was amended to add two new sponsors and advance its legislative status to a third reading. Substantively, the bill number was updated from 29-e to 29-f to reflect the amendment, and the internal numbering of the veterans' bill of rights items was re-indexed to accommodate the insertion of a new right regarding the appeal of adverse determinations.
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TECHNICAL
The bill number was changed from section 29-e to section 29-f to reflect the amendment.
The legislative status was updated to indicate the bill has been ordered to a third reading.
SCOPE
Two new sponsors, Griffin and Angelino, were added to the bill's introduction.
REQUIREMENT
The internal numbering of the veterans' bill of rights was re-indexed; the appeal right was moved from item 6 to item 5, and subsequent items were renumbered accordingly.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2026 · Assembly May 21, 2025
How they voted
61–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 2, 2026
D
Democratic41
95% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
5
Jun 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6559C
lower
May 21, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
upper
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 19, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6559B
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6559A
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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