CS/SB 1452 -  Compensation for Advising or Assisting in Veterans’ Benefits

General Bill by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security and Torres
Compensation for Advising or Assisting in Veterans’ Benefits: Citing this act as the "Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (GUARD) VA Benefits Act"; prohibiting a person from receiving compensation for advising or assisting an individual with regard to a veterans’ benefits matter except as authorized by law; providing requirements for advertising services related thereto; requiring a person who provides such services to an individual in return for compensation to enter into a written agreement with and provide a certain disclosure to such individual; providing disclosure requirements, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 03/08/24 S Died in Judiciary on Friday, March 8, 2024 2:25 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
    • On agenda for: 01/29/24 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 1351 Subject: Compensation for Advising or Assisting in Veterans' Benefits Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 1/29/2024 6:28:16 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 1/26/2024 3:55:54 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary Time: 03/08/2024 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time Time: 02/01/2024 - 5:58 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary Time: 01/31/2024 - 9:33 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/31/2024 - 8:15 AM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: c1
Event: S CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 Time: 01/29/2024 - 4:51 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 01/29/24, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building Time: 01/24/2024 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 01/10/2024 - 6:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Judiciary; Rules Time: 01/10/2024 - 9:18 AM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/05/2024 - 11:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
295.225 CS/HB 1351