VETERANS: Provides relative to compensation for assistance with veterans benefits
HB 979 is a procedural amendment that modifies the text of a related bill, HB 496, by updating a specific legal citation to "629(b)." This change directly affects veterans and their families by ensuring the associated legislation references the correct section of the law governing compensation for assistance with veterans benefits. The bill does not introduce new policies or funding but serves to correct a reference within the existing framework. It was recently passed by the House of Representatives and sent to the Senate for further consideration.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 6, 2024
Last action May 13, 2024
Floor votes · House May 8, 2024
How they voted
94–0
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 105
May 8, 2024
D
Democratic32
84% Yea
R
Republican73
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
1
May 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 496 reported by the Committee on Judiciary (16-0).
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dodie Horton
RRepublican
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