Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, California State Assembly
The Military and Veterans Affairs Committee (formerly the Veterans Affairs Committee) is a standing committee of the California State Assembly.
Per the Assembly Rules, committees of the California State Assembly are assigned by the House Speaker. The Speaker has the power to appoint the chair and vice chair of each committee.[1] The Speaker is considered an ex officio member of all assembly committees of which he or she is not a regular member but does not have voting rights and is not counted for purposes of determining a quorum.[2] A majority of members of a committee constitutes a quorum.[3]
See rules: Standing Rules of the Assembly
Function
The duty of the Military and Veterans Affairs Committee is to investigate and study proposed bills relating to the Cal-Vet loan program, Department of Veterans Affairs, National Guard, state military, and veterans.[4]
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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Jim Frazier (D) left this committee on December 31, 2021. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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Todd Gloria (D) left this committee on December 07, 2020.
William Brough (R) left this committee on May 27, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Veterans Affairs Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Jacqui Irwin, Chair | • Rocky Chavez, Vice chair | |||
• Tom Daly | • Devon Mathis | |||
• Jim Frazier | • Randy Voepel | |||
• Todd Gloria | ||||
• Al Muratsuchi | ||||
• Sharon Quirk-Silva | ||||
• Rudy Salas |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Veterans Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Jacqui Irwin, Chair | • Devon Mathis, Vice chair | |||
• Luis Alejo | • William Brough | |||
• Cheryl Brown (California) | • Rocky Chavez | |||
• Tom Daly | ||||
• Jim Frazier | ||||
• Rudy Salas |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Veterans Affairs Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Al Muratsuchi, Chair | • Rocky Chavez, Vice chair | |||
• Toni Atkins | • Shannon Grove | |||
• Cheryl Brown | • Melissa Melendez | |||
• Susan Talamantes Eggman | ||||
• Steve Fox | ||||
• Rudy Salas | ||||
• Mariko Yamada |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Veterans Affairs Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Richard Pan, Vice chair | • Paul Cook, Chair | |||
• Toni Atkins | • Jeff Gorell | |||
• Martin Block | • Jim Nielsen | |||
• Manuel Perez | ||||
• Das Williams | ||||
• Mariko Yamada |
External links
- ↑ California Legislature—2021-2022 Regular Session, “Relative to the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 2021–22 Regular Session,” accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 26-A-6)
- ↑ California Legislature—2021-2022 Regular Session, “Relative to the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 2021–22 Regular Session,” accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 26-B)
- ↑ California Legislature—2021-2022 Regular Session, “Relative to the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 2021–22 Regular Session,” accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 57)
- ↑ California State Assembly, "Welcome to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs," accessed February 23, 2021