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House passes veterans information‑sharing bill, rulemaking authority and revisers bill
Summary
The Oregon House voted to pass three bills on third reading: a Department of Veterans Affairs information‑sharing measure, a technical bill granting rulemaking authority for handling unclaimed veterans' remains, and the Legislature's revisers bill making nonsubstantive corrections to state law.
The Oregon House on Tuesday approved three bills on third reading, including a measure allowing the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs to coordinate veterans’ services across agencies only with veterans’ consent, a technical bill giving the department rulemaking authority for unclaimed veterans’ remains, and the Legislature’s annual revisers bill to correct errors and obsolete language in state law.
Representative Watanabe, speaking on House Bill 23 41 on the floor, said the bill "allows for the Department of Veteran Affairs to connect veterans with services provided by the Department of Transportation, the Department of Human Services, Early Learning Systems, and Oregon Health Authority" and emphasized that "their…
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