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IntroducedJan 28, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
Veterans' Benefits Assistance; Prohibits person from receiving compensation for referring individual to another person for advising, assisting, or consulting on veterans' benefits matters; authorizes compensation for services rendered during specified period only; requires that persons who advise, assist, or consult on veterans' benefits matters for compensation provide specified disclosures before entering into business relationship with client; prohibits providers who advise, assist, or consult on veterans' benefits matters from charging certain fees; prohibits charging of interest on payment plans; provides requirements in event of death of veteran claimant; provides security requirements for handling of veteran's personal & account information; requires provider to successfully complete specified background screening; provides that violation is deceptive & unfair trade practice which may be subject to specified penalties.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 16, 2025: Added to Second Reading Calendar
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 277
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- State Affairs Committeeprimary
- Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommitteeprimary
- Alvarez, D.primary
- Bartlemancosponsor
- Blancocosponsor
- Dunkleycosponsor
- Josephcosponsor
- Mooneycosponsor
- Partingtoncosponsor
- Valdéscosponsor
Votes
Actions
- Apr 16, 2025 | House
- Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
- Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
- Apr 09, 2025 | House
- Bill referred to House Calendar
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Apr 08, 2025 | House
- Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
- Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- Apr 04, 2025 | House
- Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- Mar 26, 2025 | House
- Favorable by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Now in State Affairs Committee
- Mar 24, 2025 | House
- Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Referred to State Affairs Committee
- Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- Mar 19, 2025 | House
- Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Mar 17, 2025 | House
- Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
- Mar 04, 2025 | House
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Feb 06, 2025 | House
- Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Referred to State Affairs Committee
- Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Jan 28, 2025 | House
- Filed