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State administration committee advances five agency bills, including UCMJ adoption and National Guard pay parity
Summary
The House State Administration Committee approved five agency bills on executive action on Tuesday, advancing measures to adopt the most recent Uniform Code of Military Justice, remove a 15-day pay limit for enlisted National Guard members during emergencies, transfer supervision of the Veterans Affairs Division administrator to the Adjutant General, implement an automatic return process for unclaimed property under $1,000, and allow opt-in electronic communications for certain Department of Revenue notices.
The House State Administration Committee approved five agency bills on executive action on Tuesday, advancing measures to adopt the most recent Uniform Code of Military Justice, remove a 15-day pay limit for enlisted National Guard members during emergencies, transfer supervision of the Veterans Affairs Division administrator to the Adjutant General, implement an automatic return process for unclaimed property under $1,000, and allow opt-in electronic communications for certain Department of Revenue notices.
Rebecca Power, committee staff, summarized each bill for committee members during the session. On House Bill 66, Power said, "This is a bill that they bring each session, and it adopts the most recent version of the Federal Uniform Code of Military Justice. And they indicated that there was no there's no fiscal note, no fiscal impact. Madam Chair." The committee approved HB 66 by voice vote and moved it to the floor.
On House Bill 72, an agency bill carried…
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