North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S693: Veteran Access, Liberty, Options for Recovery.
Status: In committee, April 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act to regulate compensation for services related to veterans' benefits matters.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REGULATE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RELATED TO VETERANS' BENEFITS MATTERS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Article 14 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 143B-1278. Compensation for services related to veterans' benefits matters. (a) Definitions. - Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply in this section: (1) Compensation. - The payment of money, anything of value, or a financial benefit. (2) Veterans' benefits matter. - The preparation, presentation, or prosecution of a claim affecting an individual who has filed or expressed an intent to file a claim for a benefit, program, service, commodity, pension, function, or status, the entitlement to which is determined under the laws and regulations administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs pertaining to veterans, their dependents, their survivors and any other individual eligible for such benefits. (b) Prohibitions. - A person shall not do any of the following: (1) Receive compensation for preparation, presentation or prosecution of, or advising, consulting, or assisting an individual with an initial disability claim related to a veterans' benefits matter, except as permitted by this section. (2) Receive compensation for referring an individual to another person to prepare, …
Sponsors
- Britt, Danny Earl (R, 24) · primary sponsor
- Lee, Michael V. (R, 7) · primary sponsor
- Craven, David W. (R, 29) · primary sponsor
- Applewhite, Val (D, 19)
- Lazzara, Michael A. (R, 6)
- Moffitt, Timothy D. (R, 48)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Special Message Received From Senate
- : Special Message Sent To House
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Votes
- Veteran Access, Liberty, Options for Recovery. Second Reading (May 6, 2025): 45 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: COMMERCE, VETERANS, PUBLIC, PERSONNEL, ARMED FORCES
Common questions
- What is S693?
- S693 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Veteran Access, Liberty, Options for Recovery.
- What does S693 do?
- In its own words: An act to regulate compensation for services related to veterans' benefits matters.
- What is the status of S693?
- In committee as of April 29, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (April 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored S693?
- Britt, Danny Earl (R, 24), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S693?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S693
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