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Summary
Department of Veterans Affairs; additional benefits for spouses of those who were killed while on state active duty status
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Apr 5, 2023
Signed Jun 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2023 · House May 25, 2023
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 34
Apr 27, 2023
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican26
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Ways and Means General Fund)
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Ways and Means General Fund)
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Finance and Taxation General Fund)
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Finance and Taxation General Fund)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clyde Chambliss
RRepublican
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