Bill Text: TX HB3756 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to state mental health benefits provided to certain spouses or former spouses of veterans.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-31 - Referred to Public Health [HB3756 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB3756-Introduced.html
| By: Price | H.B. No. 3756 | |
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| relating to state mental health benefits provided to certain | ||
| spouses or former spouses of veterans. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 434, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subchapter J to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER J. BENEFITS FOR SPOUSES OF VETERANS | ||
| Sec. 434.451. APPLICABILITY. | ||
| This subchapter applies only | ||
| to the spouse or former spouse of a veteran, as defined by Section | ||
| 2303.003, who was married for at least 10 years to the veteran while | ||
| the veteran served on active duty as a member of the state military | ||
| forces or a component of the United States armed forces, including | ||
| an auxiliary service of one of those branches. | ||
| Sec. 434.452. ENTITLEMENT TO STATE MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS. | ||
| Notwithstanding the applicability of any other law, the spouse or | ||
| former spouse of a veteran to whom this subchapter applies is | ||
| entitled to the mental health benefits to which a veteran is | ||
| entitled under state law. | ||
| SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to an | ||
| application for a state mental health benefit that is submitted by a | ||
| spouse or former spouse of a veteran on or after the effective date | ||
| of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
