2024 Regular Session • Florida Legislature
S1452: Compensation for Advising or Assisting in Veterans' Benefits
Legislative Summary
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.
Bill History
1/5/2024
Filed
Senate
1/10/2024
Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Judiciary; Rules
Senate
1/10/2024
Introduced
Senate
1/24/2024
On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 01/29/24, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
Senate
1/29/2024
CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 4 NAYS 0
Senate
1/31/2024
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
1/31/2024
Now in Judiciary
Senate
2/1/2024
CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time
Senate
3/8/2024
Died in Judiciary
Senate
Amendments
Senate Committee Amendment #863742
1/26/2024Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
1/29/2024
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Failed(3/8/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Victor Torres
Democrat