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CT SB00376

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2025

Primary Sponsor

Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

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Origin

Senate

2025 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Removes "service in time of war" as an eligibility requirement for veterans to receive tuition waivers at Connecticut community colleges, state universities, and the University of Connecticut, effective July 1, 2025

  • Eliminates the wartime service requirement for veterans seeking preference points (5 or 10 points) on state and municipal civil service examinations, effective October 1, 2025

  • Expands eligibility for temporary financial assistance from the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs to veterans who served during peacetime, not just those who served in wartime

  • Removes wartime service requirement for property tax exemptions of up to $1,000 for veterans, applicable to assessment years beginning October 1, 2025

  • Eliminates wartime service requirement for veterans to receive free disabled veteran license plates, military funeral honor guards, and permit fee waivers for hawking/peddling

Legislative Description

An Act Eliminating Service In Time Of War As An Eligibility Criterion For Certain State And Municipal Veterans' Benefits.

Last Action

Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

5/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance, Revenue and Bonding5/8/2025
Appropriations5/1/2025
Veterans' and Military Affairs1/9/2025

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