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Committee holds public hearing on bill to expand state benefits for veterans, uniformed services and military spouses
Summary
A House bill would broaden eligibility for state pension credit, licensing protections and employment preferences to include additional uniformed services and Space Force guardians; committee heard staff briefing, sponsor remarks and Department of Defense support but took no vote.
The Technology, Economic Development, and Veterans Committee held a public hearing Feb. 12 on House Bill 1738, which would expand eligibility for certain state pension and retirement benefits, licensing protections and employment preferences to include members of additional uniformed services and military spouses.
Committee staff told members the bill would add the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps) to definitions used in several state benefits, and would explicitly include Space Force members (referred to in the bill as “Guardians”) in other provisions.
Martha Whaling, staff to the committee, summarized the bill’s main changes and said the measure is a companion to Senate Bill 5420. She said the bill would expand the…
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