HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 1205

BYRepresentatives Sayan, O'Brien, Heavey, Day, Ferguson, Ballard, Zellinsky, Jones, Basich, Prentice, Leonard, Rayburn, Rasmussen, Dorn, R. King, R. Meyers, Hargrove, Rector, Anderson, P. King and Kremen

Recording of honorable discharges.

House Committe on Local Government

Majority Report:  Do pass.  (13)

      Signed by Representatives Haugen, Chair; Cooper, Vice Chair; Ferguson, Ranking Republican Member; Horn, Nealey, Nelson, Nutley, Phillips, Raiter, Rayburn, Todd, Wood and Zellinsky.

House Staff:Steve Lundin (786-7127)

AS PASSED HOUSE FEBRUARY 13, 1989

BACKGROUND:

County auditors are required to record at no expense the honorable discharge papers of any veteran who was a resident of the county at the time of his enlistment or induction into the armed forces of the United States.

SUMMARY:

The requirement for county auditors to record at no expense the honorable discharge papers of veterans who resided in the county at the time of enlistment or induction is altered to require the recording at no expense of any discharge of any veteran who is residing in the state of Washington.

Fiscal Note:      Not Requested.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    Fred Snelser and James E. Dungan, Disabled Veterans; John Libby, UFW, Dept. of Washington; and Representative Doug Sayan, prime sponsor.

House Committee - Testified Against:      None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:    This will help veterans.  There now are general discharges and medical discharges.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None Presented.