LCO No. 215 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5146 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 215 Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS Introduced by: REP. MCCARTY, 38th Dist. AN ACT EXPANDING VETERANS' ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to exclude all 1 veterans' pension benefits from income when determining eligibility for 2 public assistance programs. 3 Statement of Purpose: To exclude all veterans' pension benefits from income when determining eligibility for public assistance programs.