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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 370

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Relating to: health care aid for certain veterans and their family members. (FE)

Alcohol and other drug abuse Mental health Metropolitan transportation Veteran — Relief Veterans affairs, department of Veterinary medicine

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) to provide needy

veterans and their eligible family members with health care aid related to mental

illness or treatment for substance abuse. Under current law, that aid is limited to

dental, vision, and hearing care. The bill also requires DVA to provide a voucher for

care related to mental illness or treatment for substance abuse within 48 hours after

a request for such care, including private and emergency counseling, family and

marriage counseling, and suicide prevention. The bill also exempts family members

of deceased veterans from certain residency requirements before receiving health

care aid from DVA and authorizes DVA, at the determination of the county veterans

service officer, to waive income and other financial reporting requirements to receive

that aid.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: C. Larson (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Harris Dodd (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D) , Ringhand (D) , Shilling (D) , Wirch (D)

27 cosponsors

Barnes (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , Considine (D) , Doyle (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hintz (D) , Johnson (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Kahl (D) , Kolste (D) , Mason (D) , Milroy (D) , Murphy (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Wachs (D) , Zamarripa (D)

Full history

  1. Oct 29, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Erpenbach, Shilling, Wirch, Ringhand, Harris Dodd, L. Taylor, C. Larson, Lassa and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Hintz, Kahl, Hesselbein, Johnson, Milroy, Mason, Zamarripa, Murphy, Sinicki, Barnes, Brostoff, Berceau, Shankland, Jorgensen, Pope, Kolste, Considine, Goyke, Hebl, Genrich, Ohnstad, Doyle, Wachs, Bowen, Billings and Subeck

  2. Oct 29, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection

  3. Oct 30, 2015 · Senate

    Representative Spreitzer added as a cosponsor

  4. Dec 3, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1