Increases allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities. *
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Jan 2022
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2020
Last action Jan 4, 2022
Floor votes · General Assembly Dec 20, 2021
How they voted
73–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 77
Dec 20, 2021
D
Democratic53
94% Yea
R
Republican24
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Jan 4, 2022
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Dec 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (76-0-0)
lower
Dec 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 9, 2021
Committee
Recommitted to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
Nov 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Nov 8, 2021
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
3 primary · 25 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
P
BD
BettyLou DeCroce
DDemocratic
P
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
AM
Angelica M. Jimenez
DDemocratic
Co
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Moen
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
Cleopatra Tucker
DDemocratic
Co
DC
DiAnne C. Gove
RRepublican
Co
EH
Eric Houghtaling
DDemocratic
Co
GM
Gabriela M. Mosquera
DDemocratic
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