SESSION OF 2024
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2833
As Recommended by House Committee on
Veterans and Military
Brief*
HB 2833 would modify the definitions of “veteran” and
“disabled veteran” to create a common definition for both
terms throughout statutes. The bill would also clarify the
disability evaluation percentages required for certain benefits
available to disabled veterans.
Definitions
The bill would modify the definitions of the following
terms:
●“Disabled veteran” would mean a person who:
○Served in active military, naval, air, or space
service and who was discharged or released
under conditions other than dishonorable;
○Received a disability that was incurred or
aggravated in the line of duty in the active
military, naval, air, or space service; and
○Has a service-connected disability evaluation
percentage equal to or greater than a percent
specified in the various statutes [Note: A
percentage specified in current law would be
unchanged. The bill would update statutes
regarding preference for disabled veteran
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org business without a percentage to specify a 10
percent evaluation percentage.];
●“Veteran” would mean a person who served in the
active military, naval, air, or space service and who
was discharged or released under conditions other
than dishonorable; and
●“Member of the armed forces” would mean a
person who performs active service in the Army,
Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, Coast
Guard, or any component of the military reserves
of the United States.
Documentation Required for Benefits
The bill would update the documentation veterans must
provide to receive certain benefits. Such updated
documentation includes a veteran’s DD Form 214 (Certificate
of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), NGB Form 22
(Report of Separation and Record of Service, Departments of
the Army and the Air Force, National Guard Bureau), or
equivalent document showing the character of service as
honorable or general, under honorable conditions, at
discharge.
Technical Amendments
The bill would make technical amendments to various
statutes.
Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Taxation at the request of Representative Ellis. [Note: The bill
is identical to 2024 House Bill 2759 (HB 2759), as amended
by the House Committee on Veterans and Military. HB 2759
2- 2833 was stricken from the House Calendar on February 23, 2024,
by Rule 1507.]
House Committee on Veterans and Military
In the House Committee hearing on March 14, 2024,
Representative Johnson and a representative of the Military
Officers Association of America provided proponent
testimony. The proponents generally stated the bill would
conform Kansas statutes to federal code when defining
“veteran” and “disabled veteran.”
No other testimony was provided.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, as introduced, the Kansas Commission
on Veterans Affairs Office and Kansas Department of
Revenue state that enactment of the bill would have no fiscal
effect on either agency.
Veterans and military; disability determination; benefits
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