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CT HB06748
Bill
Status
1/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Veterans with other-than-honorable discharges based on a "qualifying condition" (PTSD, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, or discrimination based on sexual orientation/gender identity/expression) may apply to be recorded on the state veterans registry with an "honorable" discharge characterization
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The Department of Veterans Affairs board must review applications within 30 days and provide written recommendations to the commissioner, who must issue a decision within 10 days of receiving the recommendation
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Veterans denied may file for reconsideration within 15 days, with the commissioner required to render a final decision within 10 days; appeals may be made to Superior Court
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Updates standardize the terminology from "other than honorable" to "other-than-honorable" throughout multiple statutes (sections 27-103, 14-20b, and 14-36h)
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Effective immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning The Recording Of A Military Discharge Characterization Upon A State Veterans Registry As "honorable" And Making A Minor Technical Revision To A Certain Such Characterization.
Last Action
File Number 305
3/27/2025