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Committee fixes cross-references to federal rule for veteran definitions; bill cleared with technical amendment
Summary
House Bill 2273 would add citations to 38 C.F.R. §3.7 to several Kansas statutes to ensure groups recognized as veterans by federal law are included in state law; committee approved a technical amendment and advanced the bill.
The Committee on Veterans and Military voted to adopt a technical amendment to House Bill 2273 and reported the bill to the House.
Carly, the committee adviser, told members the bill adds a reference to 38 C.F.R. §3.7 — a federal Code of Federal Regulations citation that lists groups Congress has identified as veterans — to clarify the definition of “veteran” and “disabled veteran” across multiple Kansas statutes. The staff summary noted the bill corrects a printing error that had mistakenly cited…
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