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HI SB1159

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/10/2015

Primary Sponsor

William Espero

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Exempts federal veterans disability compensation benefits awarded under 38 U.S.C. chapter 11 from creditor claims, attachment, levy, and seizure under any legal or equitable process.

  • Prohibits veterans disability compensation benefits from being awarded to any other person.

  • Allows only the portion of a veteran's disability benefits exceeding the federal disability compensation rate to be subject to child and spousal support enforcement under 42 U.S.C. section 659(h)(1)(A)(ii)(V).

  • Does not apply retroactively to any action filed before the effective date.

  • Takes effect on July 1, 2015.

Legislative Description

Veterans Disability Benefits; Attachment; Exemption

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Choy, Ing, Lowen, Luke, McKelvey, Pouha excused (6).

3/27/2015

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/27/2015
Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts3/12/2015
Judiciary and Labor2/19/2015
Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs1/28/2015

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