What is the status of SR285?

Passed both chambers as of April 14, 2026. Latest action: adopted by voice vote (April 14, 2026).

Where is the official record for SR285?

On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sr285.html

Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky SR285: A RESOLUTION recognizing the filing of the Major Richard Star Act, a bill exploring an opportunity for veterans with disabilities to receive their full United States Department of Defense retirement pay and United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation without offset.

Q: What is SR285?

SR285 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A RESOLUTION recognizing the filing of the Major Richard Star Act, a bill exploring an opportunity for veterans with disabilities to receive their full United States Department of Defense retirement pay and United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation without offset.

Q: What does SR285 do?

In its own words: A resolution recognizing the filing of the Major Richard Star Act, a bill exploring an opportunity for veterans with disabilities to receive their full United States Department of Defense retirement pay and United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation without offset.

Status: Passed both chambers, April 14, 2026

Recognize the filing of the Major Richard Star Act in the United States Congress, a bill exploring an opportunity for veterans with disabilities to receive their full United States Department of Defense retirement pay and United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation without offset.

What the bill says

A resolution recognizing the filing of the Major Richard Star Act, a bill exploring an opportunity for veterans with disabilities to receive their full United States Department of Defense retirement pay and United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation without offset.

From the introduced text:

A RESOLUTION recognizing the filing of the Major Richard Star Act, a bill exploring an opportunity for veterans with disabilities to receive their full United States Department of Defense retirement pay and United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation without offset. WHEREAS, the Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 2102, S. 1032) is proposed bipartisan legislation in 119th Congress that seeks to amend federal law to expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of disability compensation and retirement pay for veterans; and WHEREAS, current federal law requires a dollar-for-dollar offset of disability compensation and retirement pay for a veteran with a disability who was medically retired with fewer than 20 years of service, denying them the full benefits they earned through their service and sacrifice; and WHEREAS, approximately 50,000 veterans with disabilities, including those who sustained combat-related injuries, are affected by this offset, resulting in significant financial hardship, with an average loss of approximately $1,900 per month in earned benefits based on 2022 estimates from the Congressional Budget Office; and WHEREAS, the Major Richard Star Act aims to allow an eligible veteran with a disability to receive both his or her full United States Department of Defense retirement pay and United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation concurrently; and WHEREAS, the bill has garnered significant bipartisan support in Congress with substantial …

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