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CT SB00231

Bill

Status

Passed

6/4/2018

Primary Sponsor

Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Origin

Senate

2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Updates references to "Veterans' Administration" throughout Connecticut statutes to "United States Department of Veterans Affairs" to reflect current federal agency naming conventions.

  • Changes terminology from "Veterans' Home" to "Veterans Residential Services facility or Healthcare Center" in sections addressing veteran care facilities and eligibility requirements.

  • Amends veteran benefit provisions in property tax exemptions, civil service credit, motor vehicle registration, and other state programs to reference the updated federal agency name and current statutory authority.

  • Updates federal statutory citations to include "as amended from time to time" language in provisions referencing 38 USC and Title 32 of the United States Code.

  • Makes minor grammatical and technical corrections including changing "by" to "in" for statute definitions and updating pronoun usage for gender-neutral language throughout military and veterans' affairs statutes.

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning The Legislative Commissioners' Recommendations For Technical And Minor Revisions To Statutes Concerning Military And Veterans' Affairs.

Last Action

Signed by the Governor

6/4/2018

Committee Referrals

Select Committee on Veterans' Affairs2/22/2018

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