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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 694

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Relating to: Veterans Education Week.

Governor Group home Holidays and special dates Veteran — Education

  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 designates the second week of November as “Veterans Education

Week,” the purpose of which is to inform veterans about the benefits to which they

are entitled and assist veterans in maximizing their use of such benefits. The bill

requires the governor to issue an annual proclamation for the observance of

“Veterans Education Week" that highlights the benefits to which veterans are

entitled.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Agard (D) , Carpenter (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Pfaff (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Taylor (D)

21 cosponsors

Andraca (D) , Bare (D) , Conley (D) , Drake (D) , Emerson (D) , Gustafson (R) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Mursau (R) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Riemer (D) , Shankland and Haywood , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)

Full history

  1. Nov 21, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Hesselbein, Pfaff, Taylor, Carpenter, Roys, Spreitzer and Agard; cosponsored by Representatives Riemer, Sinicki, Andraca, Snodgrass, Bare, Joers, Drake, Ratcliff, Gustafson, Ortiz-Velez, Ohnstad, Emerson, Jacobson, Shelton, Mursau, Conley, Stubbs and Palmeri

  2. Nov 21, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs

  3. Nov 27, 2023 · Senate

    Representatives Shankland and Haywood added as cosponsors

  4. Dec 6, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Neubauer added as a cosponsor

  5. Dec 7, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  6. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1