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AB-81 • 2026

Veterans: mental health.

Veterans: mental health.

Vetoed

The latest official action shows the governor vetoed this bill. Check the bill history to see whether lawmakers later overrode that veto.

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Vetoed
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Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The source states the governor vetoed the bill but does not confirm if an override vote occurred or succeeded.

AB-81: Study of Mental Health for Women Veterans

This proposed law would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a program that, if funded by the Legislature, studies mental health among women veterans in California and reports findings by June 30, 2029.

What This Bill Does

  • The bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for an academic study on mental health among women veterans in California.
  • Funding for this study depends on whether the Legislature chooses to appropriate money for it.
  • The department must submit a report with findings and recommendations to the Legislature by June 30, 2029.
  • These provisions would end automatically on January 1, 2030.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Women veterans in California
  • The Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Members of the State Legislature

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill was vetoed by the governor.
  • It is not clear if lawmakers later voted to override that veto and make this law active.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Vetoed

Official Summary Text

Veterans: mental health.