Bill Text: CT HB05389 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5389 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Start Date Of The Vietnam Era With Respect To Veterans' Benefits.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-18 - Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' Affairs [HB05389 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05389-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5389*
*January Session, 2013*		LCO No. 1351

Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE START DATE OF THE VIETNAM ERA WITH RESPECT TO VETERANS' BENEFITS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 27-103 of the general statutes be amended to provide that the Vietnam Era began on February 1, 1955, rather than February 28, 1961, with respect to the "periods of war" that qualify as "service in time of war" for veterans' benefits purposes.

Statement of Purpose:

To change the start date of the Vietnam Era from February 28, 1961, to February 1, 1955, with respect to service that qualifies for veterans' benefits.