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Committee adopts opt-in language for veterans benefit provision in SB 32, gives bill favorable report
Summary
Senator Kitchens described an amendment to SB 32 that adds opt-in authority for local communities on a veterans benefit provision while preserving existing Social Security components; the committee adopted the amendment and gave the bill a favorable report.
Senator Kitchens presented an amendment to SB 32 aimed at adding opt-in language for communities regarding a veterans benefit provision. He said the amendment was written to avoid jeopardizing the social-security component that has been in place since 1969 and that the opt-in applies only to the veterans portion of the measure.
"Our goal through this process is to make sure the veterans ... just a very small way to say thank you to those who spent their entire career doing that," the sponsor said. Members discussed implementation timing to accommodate municipal rebidding of solid-waste contracts and other local procurement cycles.
The committee adopted the amendment by voice vote and then gave SB 32 a favorable report to move forward to the floor.
What happens next: SB 32 was reported favorably by the committee and will proceed with the adopted amendment for further consideration on the floor.
