Three bills relating to the state’s veterans passed the Senate military committee following brief discussion Tuesday morning.
After receiving minimal questions from the committee, members still motioned to report each of the three bills to the Senate with the recommendation of passage. Of the reported legislation were House Bills:
- 2209 which would allow for military veterans to qualify for the license examination required to be a emergency medical technician. According to counsel, veterans would be required to have certain qualifications from their time in the service to qualify for the exam.
- 2330 which would allow honorably discharged veterans who possess certain military ratings to qualify to take the examination for licensing as a plumber, electrician, and sprinkler fitter.
- 2926 would require the Secretary of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to study the housing needs of veterans and then report their findings to various joint committees.
