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Committee advances bill to match local donations for veterans cemetery maintenance

Senate Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs · April 20, 2026
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Summary

SB 1040 would create a state‑local matching program to bolster perpetual maintenance endowments for state and county veterans cemeteries, matching $1 for every $1 donated up to $250,000 per cemetery per year; CalVet would administer certification and transfers.

Senator Choi presented SB 1040 to the committee as a targeted funding mechanism for perpetual cemetery maintenance endowments.

"Under SB 10 40, for every dollar deposited in a cemetery maintenance endowment by individuals, local governments or private donors, the state would contribute $1 in matching funds up to $250,000 per cemetery per fiscal year," Senator…

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