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VT H0104
Bill
Status
1/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
Woodman Page
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AI Summary
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Veterans' disability benefits would be excluded from income calculations when determining eligibility for state public assistance programs and benefits
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Applies to programs administered by the Department for Children and Families, Department of Vermont Health Access, and Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living
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Requires the state's Electricity and Natural Gas Efficiency Entity to exclude veterans' disability benefits from income calculations for energy efficiency programs and benefits
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Exclusion applies to both taxable income (per 32 V.S.A. § 5811(21)) and adjusted gross income (per 26 U.S.C. § 62) calculations
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Effective date: July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
An act relating to excluding veterans’ disability benefits from income-based eligibility determinations for public assistance programs or benefits
Last Action
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services
1/28/2025