Loading chat...
CT SB01151
Bill
Status
1/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Requires the Commissioner of Social Services to exclude all VA-administered non-service-connected pension benefits, Aid and Attendance pension benefits, and Housebound pension benefits from income calculations when determining eligibility for public assistance programs
-
Applies to veterans and surviving spouses of veterans applying for Medicare savings, medical assistance (Medicaid), energy assistance, temporary family assistance, state supplementation to SSI, and state-appropriated fuel assistance programs
-
Expands existing law by changing "federal" pension benefits to "all United States Department of Veterans Affairs-administered" benefits, broadening the types of VA benefits excluded from income calculations
-
Effective July 1, 2025, applicable to applications filed on or after that date
-
Received Joint Favorable reports from both the Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee and the Appropriations Committee
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning Certain Federal Veterans' Benefits And Income Eligibility Determinations For Certain Public Assistance Programs.
Last Action
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
5/7/2025