Disability Retirement Benefits
Summary
Disability Retirement Benefits; Allowing members receiving care at federal Veterans Health Administration facilities to use certification by a specified number of physicians working at such facilities as proof of total and permanent disability for purposes of establishing eligibility for benefits, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jun 9, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2020 · House Mar 10, 2020
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Feb 26, 2020
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Jun 9, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0
lower
Mar 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Calendar
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/12/20, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs and Space, 02/05/20, 9:30 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/13/20, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
upper
Dec 13, 2019
Committee
Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
George B. Gainer
RRepublican
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