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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 173

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Relating to: grants to counties for veterans services and making an appropriation. (FE)

County — Finance Indians and tribal issues Industrial development Veteran — Relief Veterans affairs department of

  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

Under current law, a county or tribe may annually apply for a grant from the

Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of improving services provided to

former military personnel through that county's veterans service office. DVA must

award grants to counties that meet the standards under the program, in the

following amounts: $8,500 for a county with a population of less than 20,000, $10,000

for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499, $11,500 for a county with a

population of 45,500 to 74,999, and $13,000 for a county with a population of 75,000

or more. Grants are funded from two appropriation accounts.

This bill increases the grant award amounts for counties to be as follows:

$22,000 for a county with a population of less than 45,000 and $25,000 for a county

with a population of 45,000 or more. The bill also changes the funding source so that

grants are funded from only one appropriation account.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bernier (R) , Carpenter (D) , Jacque (R) , Nass (R) , Ringhand (D) , Testin (R) , Wirch (D)

20 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Brooks (R) , Callahan (R) , Edming (R) , Kerkman (R) , Krug (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Milroy (D) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Petryk (R) , Rozar (R) , Sinicki (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Vruwink (D) , Wichgers (R)

Full history

  1. Mar 3, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Jacque, Nass, Bernier, Carpenter, Ringhand, Testin and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Edming, Armstrong, Brooks, Callahan, Kerkman, Krug, Loudenbeck, Milroy, Murphy, Ortiz-Velez, Petryk, Rozar, Sinicki, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vruwink, Wichgers and Mursau

  2. Mar 3, 2021 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 17, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque

  4. Mar 22, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1