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CS/SB 1588: Military and Veteran Support

GENERAL BILL by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security ; Latvala ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hukill

Military and Veteran Support; Requiring landlords, condominium associations, cooperative associations, and homeowners’ associations that require a servicemember’s spouse or certain adult dependents to submit a rental application to complete the processing of the application of within a specified timeframe; requiring the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to create a website to streamline the procedure for businesses applying for certification as a veteran business enterprise; authorizing the Supreme Court to admit on motion a bar applicant who is the spouse of a servicemember stationed in this state under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/2017 Senate • Filed
3/14/2017 Senate • Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 205
3/15/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 205
3/17/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/22/17, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
3/22/2017 Senate • CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 258
3/23/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Judiciary -SJ 258
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/28/17, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/28/2017 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 256
3/29/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 256
• CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time -SJ 270
4/25/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/25/17, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Appropriations