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Proposed Military & Veterans Affairs Amendment: Removes the requirement that the veteran’s 100% VA
certified disability must have resulted from combat related injuries that were sustained in specific theaters
of operation. Additionally, for a veteran who is a bona fide Purple Heart recipient, removes the
requirement that the veteran must have sustained an injury resulting from actions outlined in the bill and
served in at least one of the specified theaters of operation to be eligible for a Purple Heart VLT and
registration fee exemption
Primary Sponsor: Rep. Walter Blackman
Major Actions: 02/12/20: Received a Do Pass as Amended by House Transportation Committee
02/17/20: Received a Do Pass as Amended by by the Military & Veterans Affairs
Committee
02/24/20: Passed by the House Rules Committee
02/24/20: Passed by the Democrat and Republican Caucus’
02/26/20: Passed by the House
02/27/20: Transmitted to the Senate

HB 2484- Department of education; career information
Requires the Department of Education to annually collect and compile outlined information including the
completion rates for United States military first-term enlistments.
Primary Sponsor: Rep. Frank Carroll
Major Actions: 02/10/20: Received a Do Pass recommendation by the House Education Committee
02/17/20: Passed by the Rules Committee
02/18/20: Passed by the Majority & Minority Caucus’
02/26/20: Amended and Passed by the House
02/27/20: Transmitted to the Senate

HB 2676- Veterans; income tax subtractions; increase
Would increase the amount of military pension to be deductible from income taxes for taxable years
beginning from and after December 31, 2019, the full amount received.
Primary Sponsor: Rep. Noel Campbell
Major Actions: 02/19/20: Received Do Pass Vote by the House Ways & Means Committee

HB 2690- State agencies; veterans status; inquiry
Requires all state agencies, boards and commissions or other administrative units of this state to ask
every individual at the initial point of service with that individual and to print on each application form the
following question: “Have you or a family member ever served in the military?” Contains a delayed
effective date of January 1, 2021.
Primary Sponsor: Rep. Richard Andrade
Major Actions: 02/10/20: Received a Do Pass recommendation by the House Military & Veterans
Affairs Committee
02/17/20: Passed by the House Rules Committee
02/18/20: Passed by the House Democrat and Republican Caucus’

HB 2764- Mental Health; Omnibus
Expands youth access to behavioral health services in schools with an $8 million appropriation,
establishes a Suicide Mortality Review Team, and ensures insurance plans offered in Arizona comply
with existing federal mental health parity laws. Among other members, the Suicide Mortality Review Team
must include a representative of a veterans’ organization or military family advocacy program.
Primary Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Weninger
Major Actions: 02/04/20: Assigned to House Health & Human Services, Appropriations and Rules
Committees
02/20/20: Passed by House Health & Human Services Committee
02/24/20: Passed by the House Appropriations Committee
02/26/20: Passed by the House Rules Committee
02/26/20: Passed by the Democrat and Republican Caucus’