Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HCR44: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging Congress to create an accreditation pathway through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for private companies assisting veterans with their benefits.
Status: In committee, February 13, 2026
Urge Congress to create an accreditation pathway through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for private companies assisting veterans with their benefits.
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution urging Congress to create an accreditation pathway through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for private companies assisting veterans with their benefits.
From the introduced text:
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging Congress to create an accreditation pathway through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for private companies assisting veterans with their benefits. WHEREAS, the men and women who have served our great Commonwealth and nation deserve the benefits they have painstakingly earned through their time in uniform; and WHEREAS, the veterans of this Commonwealth have earned the right to make their own decisions, especially when it comes to navigating the complex disability claims process through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; and WHEREAS, this nation's veterans have routinely not received their full benefits because the system designed to support them falls short; the process is often lengthy, cumbersome, and inconsistent; and WHEREAS, veterans often turn to private companies whose mission is to assist veterans with their benefits claims by tackling the red tape and procuring medical documentation and other necessary paperwork on behalf of the veterans using these private companies; and WHEREAS, these companies are often prohibited from fully helping veterans because of the lack of clear guidance from Congress and the patchwork of states' laws meant to deter the bad actors from harming veterans instead often hamstrings the good actors; and WHEREAS, currently there is not a commonsense pathway to accreditation through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for private companies to receive …
Sponsors
- Matthew Koch (R, HD-072) · primary sponsor
- Steve Bratcher (R, HD-025)
- Daniel Grossberg (D, HD-030)
- Candy Massaroni (R, HD-050)
- Bobby McCool (R, HD-097)
- Scott Sharp (R, HD-100)
- Walker Thomas (R, HD-008)
- Bill Wesley (R, HD-091)
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : received in Senate
- : 3rd reading, adopted 95-0
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- : to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Votes
- House: Adopt RCS# 87 (February 12, 2026): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Veterans, Military Affairs And Civil Defense, Federal Laws And Regulations
Common questions
- What is HCR44?
- HCR44 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging Congress to create an accreditation pathway through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for private companies assisting veterans with their benefits.
- What does HCR44 do?
- In its own words: A concurrent resolution urging Congress to create an accreditation pathway through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for private companies assisting veterans with their benefits.
- What is the status of HCR44?
- In committee as of February 13, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (February 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR44?
- Matthew Koch (R, HD-072), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR44?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hcr44.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.