Legislation

Title: General Provisions - LGBTQ Veterans - Honorable Discharge (Restoration of Honor Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates P. Young, Brooks, Ebersole, Hornberger, D. Jones, Kaiser, Lierman, Novotny, Patterson, Ruth, and K. Young
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 422
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Defining "honorable discharge" with respect to any State program of benefits, rights, or privileges applicable to a veteran to include certain discharge that is less than honorable; requiring a veteran to submit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs documentation that provides the basis for the veteran's discharge; and requiring the Secretary to adopt certain regulations to determine whether an individual qualifies as an honorably discharged veteran.

Committees

Original:: Appropriations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media; Budget and Taxation

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Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2022

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2022 Legislative Date 2/11/2022 Action First Reading Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - General Provisions - LGBTQ Veterans - Honorable Discharge (Restoration of Honor Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/15/2022 Legislative Date 2/15/2022 Action Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2022 Legislative Date 3/18/2022 Action Favorable Report by Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2022 Legislative Date 3/11/2022 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 32 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - General Provisions - LGBTQ Veterans - Honorable Discharge (Restoration of Honor Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2022 Legislative Date 3/13/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (125-2) Proceedings 34AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/21/2022 Legislative Date 3/08/2022 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Budget and Taxation Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/22/2022 Legislative Date 3/22/2022 Action Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2022 Legislative Date 4/08/2022 Action Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2022 Legislative Date 3/27/2022 Action Favorable Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2022 Legislative Date 3/27/2022 Action Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Kagan) Adopted Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2022 Legislative Date 3/27/2022 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 67AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2022 Legislative Date 3/27/2022 Action Floor Amendment {263627/1 (Senator Hough) Adopted Proceedings 67AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2022 Legislative Date 3/27/2022 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 67AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2022 Legislative Date 3/30/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (43-0) Proceedings 70 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2022 Legislative Date 4/03/2022 Action House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments Proceedings 55 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2022 Legislative Date 4/03/2022 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 55 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2022 Legislative Date 4/03/2022 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates P. Young, McIntosh and Novotny) Proceedings 55 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/11/2022 Legislative Date 4/01/2022 Action House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments Proceedings 72 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/11/2022 Legislative Date 4/01/2022 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 72 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/11/2022 Legislative Date 4/01/2022 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates P. Young, McIntosh and Novotny) Proceedings 72 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/11/2022 Legislative Date 4/01/2022 Action Senate Refuses Recede Proceedings 72 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/11/2022 Legislative Date 4/01/2022 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kagan, Washington and Gallion) Proceedings 72 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2022 Legislative Date 4/04/2022 Action Senate Refuses Recede Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2022 Legislative Date 4/04/2022 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kagan, Washington and Gallion) Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2022 Legislative Date 4/05/2022 Action Conference Committee Report {773621/1 Adopted Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2022 Legislative Date 4/05/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (109-1) Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/11/2022 Legislative Date 4/03/2022 Action Conference Committee Report {773621/1 Adopted Proceedings 74 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/11/2022 Legislative Date 4/03/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 74 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2022 Legislative Date 4/05/2022 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - General Provisions - LGBTQ Veterans - Honorable Discharge (Restoration of Honor Act) Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/16/2022 Legislative Date 5/16/2022 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 422 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - General Provisions - LGBTQ Veterans - Honorable Discharge (Restoration of Honor Act) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/11/2022	2/11/2022	First Reading Appropriations
			Text - First - General Provisions - LGBTQ Veterans - Honorable Discharge (Restoration of Honor Act)
House	2/15/2022	2/15/2022	Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2022	3/18/2022	Favorable Report by Appropriations
House	3/18/2022	3/11/2022	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	32 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - General Provisions - LGBTQ Veterans - Honorable Discharge (Restoration of Honor Act)
House	3/19/2022	3/13/2022	Third Reading Passed (125-2)	34AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/21/2022	3/08/2022	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Budget and Taxation	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/22/2022	3/22/2022	Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2022	4/08/2022	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/08/2022	3/27/2022	Favorable	67 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2022	3/27/2022	Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Kagan) Adopted	67 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2022	3/27/2022	Favorable Adopted	67AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2022	3/27/2022	Floor Amendment {263627/1 (Senator Hough) Adopted	67AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2022	3/27/2022	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	67AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2022	3/30/2022	Third Reading Passed (43-0)	70 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2022	4/03/2022	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments	55 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2022	4/03/2022	House Requests Senate Recede	55 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2022	4/03/2022	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates P. Young, McIntosh and Novotny)	55 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/11/2022	4/01/2022	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments	72 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/11/2022	4/01/2022	House Requests Senate Recede	72 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/11/2022	4/01/2022	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates P. Young, McIntosh and Novotny)	72 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/11/2022	4/01/2022	Senate Refuses Recede	72 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/11/2022	4/01/2022	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kagan, Washington and Gallion)	72 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2022	4/04/2022	Senate Refuses Recede	56 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2022	4/04/2022	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kagan, Washington and Gallion)	56 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2022	4/05/2022	Conference Committee Report {773621/1 Adopted	57 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2022	4/05/2022	Third Reading Passed (109-1)	57 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/11/2022	4/03/2022	Conference Committee Report {773621/1 Adopted	74 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/11/2022	4/03/2022	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	74 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2022	4/05/2022	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - General Provisions - LGBTQ Veterans - Honorable Discharge (Restoration of Honor Act)
Post Passage	5/16/2022	5/16/2022	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 422
			Text - Chapter - General Provisions - LGBTQ Veterans - Honorable Discharge (Restoration of Honor Act)

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