Governor Newsom announces new actions to protect veterans

Office of the Governor · February 10, 2026

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Opening and welcome

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Lindsey Sinn (secretary, California Department of Veterans Affairs) opens the event in Sacramento, welcomes attendees and frames the signing as a state commitment to protect veterans.

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Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 694 at a ceremony in Sacramento, a law that locks down rules around who may charge veterans for help filing VA benefits claims, requires accreditation and voids contracts with unaccredited companies effective 2027; state and veterans groups pledged enforcement and outreach.

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