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HB890 • 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 Veterans' Trust Fund.

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 Veterans' Trust Fund.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
WEBSTER
Last action
2025-03-13
Official status
Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, March 13, 2025
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 Veterans' Trust Fund.

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 Veterans' Trust Fund.

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 Veterans' Trust Fund.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-13 VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

    Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, March 13, 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 Veterans' Trust Fund.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 930
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 890
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY WEBSTER, DONAHUE, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS, MADDEN,
PROBST, GUENST, GIRAL, BOROWSKI, INGLIS, CERRATO, MALAGARI,
STEELE AND RIVERA, MARCH 13, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 13, 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 Veterans' Trust Fund.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1721 of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 1721. Veterans' Trust Fund.
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(c.1) Unauthorized purposes.--
(1) The department may not expend money from the
Veterans' Trust Fund to pay the salaries of administrative
staff. As used in this paragraph, the term "administrative
staff" means an individual employed in the business of a
veterans' organization or other charitable organization with
a primary mission to serve Pennsylvania veterans. The term
does not include clinical staff or an individual who serves
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in a role of providing medical care to veterans or their
families.
(2) The department may not expend money from the
Veterans' Trust Fund for grants, funding or other assistance
to a single entity for an amount totaling more than $250,000
over a period of three consecutive years.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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