HB 1043: Veterans

GENERAL BILL by Plakon; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benarroch, Spencer

Veterans; Revises maximum number of nominees for Florida Veterans' Hall of Fame; requires DVA to conduct study that evaluates extent to which specified persons are aware of certain existing programs or services; revises requirements of specified report; requires that specified report include evaluation of health literacy of veterans & recommendations on how to increase knowledge of programs & services; requires DVA to ensure coordination with United States Department of Defense for specified purpose; authorizes DVA to engage county & city veteran service officers for assistance; revises purpose of Veteran Suicide Prevention Training Pilot Program; requires pilot program participants to be trained to identify indicators of elevated mental health risk; requires DVA to contract with organization developing & implementing certain mental health training; requires Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., to advise DVA on needs of certain military personnel & their spouses; revises collaborators of Veterans Employment & Training Services Program; requires DVA to develop plan to establish adult day health care facilities; requires that such plans include specified information; requires report to Legislature; revises authorized use of specified percentage of proceeds from sale of specified specialty license plate.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/25/2025 12:25 PM

• Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 116 (er) by Burgess Veterans Last Action: 5/2/2025 S Ordered enrolled	Similar
  H 1241 by Redondo Veterans Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare
  S 1280 (c1) by Collins Military Affairs Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare

• Analyses (2)

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  • Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)   3/12/2025
  • State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting)   4/17/2025

• Citations - Statute (8)

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  265.003	Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame.	Page 3 [pdf]
  292.05	Duties of Department of Veterans’ Affairs.	Page 3 [pdf]
  292.115	Veteran Suicide Prevention Training Pilot Program.	Page 5 [pdf]
  295.124	State approving agency for veterans’ education and training.	Page 6 [pdf]
  295.21	Florida Is For Veterans, Inc.	Page 7 [pdf]
  295.22	Veterans Employment and Training Services Program.	Page 7 [pdf]
  296.43	Purpose.	Page 8 [pdf]
  320.08058	Specialty license plates.	Page 9 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/25/2025	H	• Filed
  3/2/2025	H	• Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  3/4/2025	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/10/2025	H	• Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
  3/12/2025	H	• Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Now in State Affairs Committee
  4/15/2025	H	• Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
  4/17/2025	H	• Favorable by State Affairs Committee • Reported out of State Affairs Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  4/30/2025	H	• Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 116