Relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs; to amend Section 31-6-5, as last amended by Act 2022-91, 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975; to expand eligibility for educational benefits to spouses of those who were killed while on active state duty status or whose death results proximately and within three years of an injury sustained while on state active duty status.
Summary
Department of Veterans Affairs; additional benefits for spouses of those who were killed while on state active duty status
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 13, 2023
Last action May 31, 2023
Floor votes · House May 11, 2023
How they voted
100–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 102
May 11, 2023
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican75
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
upper
May 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Finance and Taxation Education)
upper
May 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Finance and Taxation Education)
upper
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Ways and Means Education)
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Ways and Means Education)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jerry Starnes
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 315
Scope: AL
Hi! I can help you understand HB 315. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline