AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MINOR AND TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO STATUTES RELATING TO VETERANS' AND MILITARY AFFAIRS.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
Last action: 2026-02-20
Official status: Public Hearing 02/24
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Minor Updates to Veterans' and Military Affairs Laws

This law makes small changes to staffing rules for the Office of Advocacy and Assistance and creates a special fund to help Hispanic-American veterans receive bilingual services.

What This Bill Does

Changes the wording in staff requirements from 'not less than' to 'fewer than'.
Requires that office managers and service officers be either veterans or recipients of an armed forces expeditionary medal.
Creates a separate, nonlapsing account called the Hispanic-American Veterans of Connecticut commemorative account.
Allows private donations to go into the new account for use by Hispanic-American Veterans of Connecticut, Inc. to provide bilingual services.

Who It Names or Affects

The Office of Advocacy and Assistance staff
Veterans who work as managers or service officers in that office
Hispanic-American Veterans of Connecticut, Inc.
Connecticut veterans receiving bilingual services

Terms To Know

Nonlapsing account: A fund where money does not expire at the end of a budget year and can be kept for future use.
Veterans' service officers: Staff members who help veterans with their benefits and needs.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill text does not list specific dollar amounts for any new funding.
Changes take effect on October 1, 2026.

Bill History

2026-02-20 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 02/24
2026-02-19 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs

Official Summary Text

To make minor and technical revisions to statutes relating to veterans' and military affairs.

Current Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 280
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1548

Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AND MILITARY
AFFAIRS

Introduced by:
(VA)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS'
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MINOR AND TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO
STATUTES RELATING TO VETERANS' AND MILITARY AFFAIRS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 27 -102l of the 1
2026 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 2
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 3
(b) (1) The commissioner may appoint a manager to administer an 4
Office of Advocacy and Assistance for the aid and benefit of veterans 5
and their spouses, eligible dependents and family members. The office 6
shall have a staff of not [less] fewer than nineteen men and women, 7
including not [less] fewer than fourteen veterans' service officers, and 8
not [less] fewer than three clerical personnel. The manager and veterans' 9
service officers shall be veterans, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10
27-103, or veterans who were awarded the armed forces expeditionary 11
medal for service by the armed forces. 12
Sec. 2. Subsection (c) of section 14-21cc of the 2026 supplement to the 13

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general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 14
thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 15
(c) There is established the "Hispanic -American Veterans of 16
Connecticut" commemorative account which shall be a separate, 17
nonlapsing account . [within the General Fund. ] The account shall 18
contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. The 19
funds in said account shall be used by Hispanic -American Veterans of 20
Connecticut, Inc. to provide bilingual services and assistance to 21
Connecticut veterans and members of the armed forces. Hispanic -22
American Veterans of Connecticut, Inc. may receive private donations 23
to said account and any such donations shall be deposited in said 24
account. 25
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 27-102l(b)(1)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2026 14-21cc(c)

Statement of Purpose:
To make minor and technical revisions to statutes relating to veterans'
and military affairs.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]