Missouri legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Missouri HB80: Creates provisions relating to veterans
Status: In committee, May 15, 2025
What the bill says
To amend chapters 42, 191, and 301, RSMo, by adding thereto ten new sections relating to veterans, with penalty provisions. SectionA. Chapters42,191,and301,RSMo,areamendedbyaddingtheretotennew sections, to be known as sections 42.028, 191.2600, 191.2605, 191.2610, 191.2615, 191.2620, 191.2625, 191.2630, 301.3181, and 301.3182, to read as follows: 42.028. 1. As used in this section, the following terms (2) "Person", an individual; corporation; business trust; estate; trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; public corporation; government or governmental subdivi.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapters 42, 191, and 301, RSMo, by adding thereto ten new sections relating to veterans, with penalty provisions. SectionA. Chapters42,191,and301,RSMo,areamendedbyaddingtheretotennew sections, to be known as sections 42.028, 191.2600, 191.2605, 191.2610, 191.2615, 191.2620, 191.2625, 191.2630, 301.3181, and 301.3182, to read as follows: 42.028. 1. As used in this section, the following terms (2) "Person", an individual; corporation; business trust; estate; trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; public corporation; government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; or any other legal or commercial entity. The term "person" shall not include the Missouri veterans commission; (3) "Veterans benefits matter", the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of any claim affecting any person who has filed or expressed an intent to file a claim for any benefit, program, service, commodity, function, or status, entitlement to which is determined under the laws and regulations administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the Missouri veterans commission, pertaining to veterans, their dependents, their survivors, and any other individual eligible for such benefits. 2. Except as permitted under federal law, no person shall receive compensation for advising or assisting any individual with regard to any veterans benefits matter. EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in …