Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session
Relating to: grants to counties and tribes for veterans services and making an appropriation. (FE)
County — Finance Indians and tribal issues Veteran — Relief Veterans affairs department of
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a county may apply annually to the Department of Veterans
Affairs for a grant for the improvement of services provided to former military
personnel of the county through the county veterans service office. Grants are
awarded based on county population totals.
This bill changes the way grant funding is awarded by awarding grants using
a formula that first ranks counties based on equalized assessed property values,
veteran population density, and veteran population percentage, and then combines
the results of those calculations to determine a grant award amount.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Introduced by: Jacque (R) , Schachtner (D)
Full history
- Nov 27, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Jacque and Schachtner; cosponsored by Representatives Edming, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Magnafici, Mursau, Quinn, Sinicki, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Tusler and VanderMeer
- Nov 27, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs
- Dec 9, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 15, 2020 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque
- Feb 21, 2020 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque
- Apr 1, 2020 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1