DEPT VET AFF-SERVICE OFFICERS
Summary
Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Requires all service officers and any supervisors, including the field manager, within the field division to be currently serving reservists or national guardsmen in good standing or honorably discharged veterans from service in the Armed Forces of the United States, active or reserve component. Removes a requirement that service officers and supervisors serve during a time of hostilities with a foreign country and meet one or more listed conditions.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 8, 2026
Last action Jun 2, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced
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Engrossed
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3 edits
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May 7, 2026
MINOR
The bill was amended to correct a grammatical error in the eligibility criteria for Department of Veterans Affairs supervisors, changing 'veterans veteran' to 'veterans'. Additionally, the text was updated to reflect that the requirement for service during hostilities is now mandatory for all supervisors, removing a previous exception that allowed supervisors to serve only during hostilities if they met specific conditions.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the Department of Veterans Affairs Act, but the applicability of the hostilities service requirement was broadened by removing an exception clause.
TECHNICAL
Corrected a typo in line 11 where the word 'veteran' was repeated ('veterans veteran').
REQUIREMENT
Removed the exception clause that previously allowed service officers and supervisors to be exempt from the hostilities service requirement if they met specific conditions (lines 13-20 in the original draft).
Updated the text to mandate that all service officers and supervisors must have served during a time of hostilities with a foreign country, regardless of the length of engagement (lines 13-18).
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2026
How they voted
57–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 58
May 7, 2026
D
Democratic39
97% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
5
Committee
10
Jun 2, 2026
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000
lower
May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Robyn Gabel
lower
May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026
lower
May 12, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
May 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 8, 2026
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
upper
Apr 17, 2026
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Veterans Affairs
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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