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Senate advances bill to regulate veteran-claims consultants, set fee caps and penalties
Summary
Senate Bill 198, sponsored by Sen. David Yates, was advanced after the committee adopted a committee substitute that adds accreditation, definitions and penalty provisions to protect veterans from predatory consulting firms; committee and veteran organizations urged guardrails and support the measure.
Senate Bill 198, sponsored by Senator David Yates, was considered and advanced by the Senate VMAP Committee after the committee adopted a committee substitute. The substitute adds definitions for consulting agents, requires accreditation for entities seeking compensation for veteran-claims services, empowers the attorney general to enforce penalties, and directs that penalty funds be deposited into a special license plate fund to “support veterans.”
Senator David Yates said the bill is intended to protect veterans from for‑profit consultants who charge fees for filing disability claims with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs but, in some cases, neither are accredited by the VA nor subject to…
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