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SB 1040: Veterans Cemetery Maintenance-Endowment Match Act.
What SB 1040 does, verified June 1, 2026
This bill would establish a state and local matching funds program for veterans cemetery maintenance funds. The program would require a one-dollar contribution from individuals, veterans' service organizations, local governments, or private donors, and the state would contribute an additional one-dollar match, up to $250,000 per veterans cemetery per fiscal year. The program would be administered by the department of veterans affairs, which would review annual applications from veterans cemeteries to participate in the program. The program would be funded by moneys allocated from the general fund, which would be administered by the department. The department would provide a report to the legislature summarizing participating veterans cemeteries, total state matches, and fund performance.
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Last action: May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. (2026-05-14)Alert me
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| May. 14, 2026 | May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. |
| May. 08, 2026 | Set for hearing May 14. |
| Apr. 27, 2026 | April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| Apr. 22, 2026 | Set for hearing April 27. |
| Apr. 21, 2026 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3956.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 11, 2026 · 590 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1040
| Introduced by Senator Choi (Coauthors: Senators Alvarado-Gil, Archuleta, Ochoa Bogh, Strickland, and Valladares) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Alanis, Chen, Davies, Garcia, and Jeff Gonzalez) |
February 11, 2026 |
An act to add Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 1465) to Division 6 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1040, as introduced, Choi. Veterans Cemetery Maintenance-Endowment Match Act.
Existing law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs, in voluntary cooperation with specified local entities, to design, develop, and construct a state-owned and state-operated Northern and Southern California Veterans Cemetery and California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery. Existing law requires the department to oversee and coordinate the design, development, and construction of these cemeteries. Existing law requires the department to adopt regulations to specify the eligibility requirements for interment in one of these cemeteries.
This bill would require the department to establish and administer a state and local matching funds program for veterans cemetery maintenance funds by requiring that for $1 contributed locally by individuals, veterans’ service organizations, local governments, or private donors, the state would contribute $1 in matching funds, up to $250,000 per veterans cemetery per fiscal year. The bill would require a veterans cemetery to apply to the department to be part of the program, and would require the department to, among other things, review the applications annually. The bill would establish the Veterans Cemetery Maintenance-Endowment Account in the General Fund that would be administered by the department. The bill would require moneys in the account to be allocated, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the department for distribution to a veterans cemetery. The bill would require the department to provide to the Legislature a report summarizing all participating veterans cemeteries, total state matches, and fund performance.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 1465) is added to Division 6 of the Military and Veterans Code, to read:CHAPTER 10.3. Veterans Cemetery Maintenance-Endowment Match Act
1465.
(a) The department shall establish and administer a state-local matching funds program to strengthen the financial sustainability of veterans cemetery maintenance funds.(b) The program shall require that for every dollar ($1) contributed locally by individuals, veterans service organizations, local governments, or private donors, the state would contribute one dollar ($1) in matching funds, up to $250,000 per veterans cemetery per fiscal year.
(c) To be a part of the program, a veterans cemetery shall apply to the department.
(d) The department shall do all of the following:
(1) Create an application process.
(2) Review applications annually.
(3) Certify that deposits were made to a veterans maintenance endowment.
(4) Transfer matching funds into the same account.
(5) Conduct a five-year program review.
(e) The department shall require each participating veterans cemetery to submit an annual maintenance and condition report, including balance sheets, expenditures, and deferred maintenance backlog estimates.
1466.
(a) The Veterans Cemetery Maintenance-Endowment Account is hereby established in the General Fund and shall be administered by the department.(b) Moneys in the account shall be allocated, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the department for distribution pursuant to Section 1465.
1467.
(a) The department shall provide to the Legislature a report summarizing all participating veterans cemeteries, total state matches, and fund performance.(b) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
1468.
Matching funds shall only be available for the maintenance of state, federal, or tribal veterans cemeteries in California.Text of SB 1040 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions