Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session
Relating to: the Council on Veterans Programs; county veterans service offices; repealing expired programs within the Department of Veterans Affairs; mental health services for post-traumatic stress disorder; and celebration of Memorial Day (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Veterans Affairs).
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- 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
This bill 1) defines “council" for the purposes of the Veterans Affairs chapter to
mean the Council on Veterans Programs and amends statutory references within the
chapter accordingly, 2) amends references to county veterans service offices in
chapter 45 of the statutes for consistency, and 3) repeals from the statutes governing
the Department of Veterans Affairs two grant programs, one that expired in 2007
and one that expired in 2011.
The bill also clarifies that DVA must provide information on the availability of
and referrals for medical or mental health services for post-traumatic stress
disorder.
Additionally, the bill removes May 30 as a description of Memorial Day in the
statutes and amends the grammar describing government workers' leaves of absence
for Memorial Day.
For further information, see the
Notes
provided by the Law Revision
Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.
Sponsors
Introduced by: Law Revision Committee
Full history
- Feb 21, 2024 · Senate
Introduced by Law Revision Committee
- Feb 21, 2024 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Senate Organization
- Feb 21, 2024 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 15, 2024 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1