Brief Description: Addressing veterans' benefits.

Sponsors: By Representatives Seaquist, Morrell, Haigh, Kelley, Miloscia, Hunt, Appleton, Conway, P. Sullivan, McDonald, Haler, Wallace, Moeller, B. Sullivan, Kenney, Hunter, Chase, Ormsby, Upthegrove and Hurst.

House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs
Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections

Background:

County legislative authorities are prohibited from sending veterans or their families to almshouses or orphan asylums unless the relief committee of a national veterans organization consents. Instead, an indigent veteran should receive assistance and continue to live independently or, in certain situations, the veteran may be sent to a soldiers' home.

Summary:

The statutory restrictions on sending veterans or their families to almshouses is repealed.

Votes on Final Passage:

House   96   0
Senate   49   0

Effective: July 22, 2007