Employment and Insurance Equality for Service Members Act [SB-279]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Veterans ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; and altering the application of certain provisions of law governing the regulation of business, economic development, insurance, and labor and employment to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only the armed forces.
SB-279: Employment and Insurance Equality for Service Members Act
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 5 on 04/08/2025
Transportation Equality for Service Members Act [SB-281]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; altering the application of certain provisions of law governing transportation to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only certain uniformed services; and exempting certain vehicles owned by licensed dealers from a certain excise tax if the vehicles are provided to customers for use while the customers' vehicles are undergoing repair, maintenance, or other dealer services.
SB-281: Transportation Equality for Service Members Act
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 264 on 05/06/2025
Recreational Equality for Service Members Act [SB-282]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Recreation ]
Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; altering the application of certain provisions of law governing public health and the regulation of health occupations to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only the armed forces; altering the circumstances under which licenses for fishing in tidal waters do not lapse; etc.
SB-282: Recreational Equality for Service Members Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 265 on 05/06/2025
Educational Equality for Service Members Act [SB-276]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; and altering the application of certain provisions of law governing education to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only the armed forces.
SB-276: Educational Equality for Service Members Act
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 255 on 05/06/2025
AN ACT relating to interment at state veterans' cemeteries. [HB-191]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Amend KRS 40.315 to expand interment eligibility in Kentucky state veterans' cemeteries to include eligible National Guard and Reserve service members and their families; EMERGENCY.
HB-191: AN ACT relating to interment at state veterans' cemeteries.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Hale
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 20) on 03/15/2025
AN ACT relating to income taxation of military pensions. [HB-192]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
[Pensions ]
[Veterans ]
Amend KRS 141.019 to exclude all distributions from military pension plans received by retired members of the United States military and National Guard and their surviving spouse or former spouse under a survivor benefit plan from income taxation for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, but before January 1, 2030; require reporting by the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 131.190 to conform.
HB-192: AN ACT relating to income taxation of military pensions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kim King
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/04/2025
AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation. [HB-158]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to exempt from taxation a portion of the assessed value of real property maintained as the permanent residence of an owner who is a veteran or first responder; require an owner's disability status to meet the same disability requirements under Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky; allow real property maintained as the permanent residence of the surviving spouse of a veteran or first responder to receive an exemption based on the qualifiers of the veteran or first responder prior
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HB-158: AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard White
To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (h) on 02/04/2025
AN ACT relating to veterans. [SB-32]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Education ]
[Housing ]
Amend KRS 154.12-330 to give preference to veterans in the issuance of small business loans; create a new section of KRS Chapter 151B to require monthly veteran workforce reports; create new sections of Subchapter 12 of KRS Chapter 154 to require annual job training reports by the Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs; require a report on occupational licenses by the Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs; create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to require the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure to review licensing practices for nurses and physicians
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SB-32: AN ACT relating to veterans.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Yates
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 01/09/2025
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 58, Chapter 3, relative to veterans. [HB-53]
[Veterans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
As introduced, declares certain actions by a person advising, assisting, or consulting on veterans' benefits matters for compensation to be an unfair or deceptive act or practice affecting trade or commerce and to be subject to the penalties and remedies as provided in the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 58, Chapter 3.
HB-53: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 58, Chapter 3, relative to veterans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerome Moon
Assigned To S/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee on 01/27/2025
Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation [SB-170]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly recruiting, harboring, transporting, or obtaining an individual for the purpose of appropriating the government benefits of an individual for the benefit of the person or another through deception, coercion, exploitation, isolation, or any other means; prohibiting a person from aiding, abetting, or conspiring with one or more persons to violate a certain provision of the Act; establishing that a violation of the Act is a felony; etc.
SB-170: Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Hearing 1/21 At 2:30 P.m. on 01/09/2025
State Government - Veterans and Military Families Ombudsman - Establishment [SB-6]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Veterans and Military Families Ombudsman within the Department of Veterans and Military Families; establishing the purpose of the Ombudsman is to serve as a resource to provide information and support to veterans and military families regarding their rights and access to services; requiring the Ombudsman to be a veteran; requiring the Ombudsman to arrange for a toll-free telephone number to assist any individual seeking information or advice about available services; and requiring the Ombudsman to submit an annual report.
SB-6: State Government - Veterans and Military Families Ombudsman - Establishment
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Ray Salling
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/14/2025
Braille Flag Memorial Act of 2025 [SB-85]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Military ]
Requiring the Department of Veterans and Military Families to designate a location for an American braille tactile flag to be placed on the grounds of one or more State veterans' cemeteries to honor members of the uniformed services, veterans, and other individuals in the State who are blind or visually impaired.
SB-85: Braille Flag Memorial Act of 2025
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 251 on 05/06/2025
Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day [HB-34]
[Taxes ]
[Veterans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing November 11 as a tax-free day each year during which an exemption from the sales and use tax is provided for sales to certain veterans; requiring an individual, in order to qualify for the exemption, to provide the vendor evidence of eligibility for the exemption; and providing that evidence of eligibility may consist of a valid driver's license or government-issued identification card that includes a notation indicating that the individual is a veteran.
HB-34: Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
Hearing 1/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/09/2025
State Government – Veterans – Burial at State Veterans’ Cemeteries (Burial Equity Act) [HB-138]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Expanding eligibility for burial in a State veterans' cemetery to include members of a reserve component; removing the residency requirement for certain veterans for burial in a State veterans' cemetery; and establishing a burial fee equal to the annual plot allowance established by the National Cemetery Administration for reserve component members and their eligible dependents.
HB-138: State Government – Veterans – Burial at State Veterans’ Cemeteries (Burial Equity Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Health and Government Operations
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 02/07/2025