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HB2024 • 2025

An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in State Veterans' Commission and Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs, further providing for accreditation.

An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in State Veterans' Commission and Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs, further providing for accreditation.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
SHUSTERMAN
Last action
2026-07-13
Official status
Presented to the Governor, July 12, 2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in State Veterans' Commission and Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs, further providing for accreditation.

An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in State Veterans' Commission and Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs, further providing for accreditation.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in State Veterans' Commission and Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs, further providing for accreditation.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-07-13 E

    Presented to the Governor, July 12, 2026

  2. 2026-07-12 S

    Third consideration and final passage, July 12, 2026 (50-0)

  3. 2026-07-12 H

    Signed in House, July 12, 2026

  4. 2026-07-12 S

    Signed in Senate, July 12, 2026

  5. 2026-07-10 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-reported as committed, July 10, 2026

  6. 2026-06-24 S

    Second consideration, June 24, 2026

  7. 2026-06-24 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 24, 2026

  8. 2026-06-23 VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

    Reported as committed, June 23, 2026

  9. 2026-06-23 S

    First consideration, June 23, 2026

  10. 2026-03-30 S

    In the Senate

  11. 2026-03-30 VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

    Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, March 30, 2026

  12. 2026-03-24 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-reported as committed, March 24, 2026

  13. 2026-03-24 H

    Third consideration and final passage, March 24, 2026 (199-0)

  14. 2026-03-24 H

    (Remarks see House Journal Page ), March 24, 2026

  15. 2026-03-23 H

    Second consideration, March 23, 2026

  16. 2026-03-23 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, March 23, 2026

  17. 2026-02-04 H

    Removed from table, Feb. 4, 2026

  18. 2025-12-16 VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

    Reported as committed, Dec. 16, 2025

  19. 2025-12-16 H

    First consideration, Dec. 16, 2025

  20. 2025-12-16 H

    Laid on the table, Dec. 16, 2025

  21. 2025-11-12 VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

    Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Nov. 12, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in State Veterans' Commission and Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs, further providing for accreditation.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 2583
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2024
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SHUSTERMAN, SCHEUREN, GUENST, HILL-EVANS, KUZMA,
WEBSTER, PROBST, PIELLI, RIVERA, SANCHEZ, HOWARD, MARCELL,
E. NELSON, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, MAKO, WHITE, MAJOR, MIHALEK,
O'NEAL, NEILSON, D. WILLIAMS, POWELL, INGLIS, BELLMON AND
BOROWSKI, NOVEMBER 10, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, NOVEMBER 12, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in State Veterans' Commission and
Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs, further
providing for accreditation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1731(d) of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
§ 1731. Accreditation.
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(d) Office duties.--The Office of the Deputy Adjutant
General for Veterans' Affairs shall establish a county director
of veterans affairs training program, agreed upon with the State
Association of County Directors of Veterans Affairs, which shall
include the following:
* * *
(5) Training on a wide range of veteran-related topics,
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including trauma-informed care, military sexual trauma, post-
traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and other
forms of trauma-informed care.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 180 days.
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