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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 8

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Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War.

Minority groups Veteran Veteran — Education

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill expands the definition of “veteran” to include individuals who were

naturalized pursuant to the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000. The bill

extends most veterans benefits to anyone who meets this newly expanded definition

of veteran, however, admission to a state veterans home and burial in a veterans

cemetery are not included benefits as they are subject to federal regulation.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Baldeh (D) , Brandtjen (R) , Cabrera (D) , Donovan (R) , Gustafson (R) , Kitchens (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Penterman (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Subeck (D) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

9 cosponsors

Andraca (D) , Carpenter (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Jacobson (D) , Jacque (R) , Pfaff (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0

Passed 13–0 Feb 14, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Murphy, Armstrong, Baldeh, Brandtjen, Cabrera, Donovan, Gustafson, Kitchens, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Pronschinske, Shankland, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Subeck, Tittl, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Wanggaard, Carpenter, Hesselbein, Pfaff and Spreitzer

  2. Feb 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs

  3. Feb 16, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Jacobson added as a coauthor

  4. Feb 27, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Andraca added as a coauthor

  5. Mar 23, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 23, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Apr 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  9. Feb 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1