Bill Text: CT HB05190 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Benefits For Totally And Permanently Disabled Veterans.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-04 - Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' Affairs [HB05190 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05190-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5190
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 215
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Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
REP. ZUPKUS, 89th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING BENEFITS FOR TOTALLY AND PERMANENTLY DISABLED VETERANS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to (1) provide the following benefits to veterans with a one hundred per cent service-connected total and permanent disability rating: (A) Scholarship opportunities for such veterans' dependent children and spouses; (B) a disabled veteran identification card, for use as proof of eligibility for certain state benefits; (C) exemption from fees for a motor vehicle operator's license and identity card; (D) a disabled veteran number plate for an owned or leased vehicle; (E) exemption from municipal building license or permit fees when making certain improvements to such veteran's residence; (F) exemption for five years from state hunting and fishing license fees, and (2) allow municipalities to provide for similar types of benefits to such veterans.

Statement of Purpose:

To expand benefits for certain veterans with a one hundred per cent service-connected total and permanent disability rating.