2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

HB736: AN ACT relating to the protection of veterans' benefits.

Legislative Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 40 to limit the compensation for advising or assisting with veterans' benefits; prohibit persons seeking compensation for advising, assisting, or consulting on a veterans' benefits matter from utilizing international call or data centers, directly or aggressively soliciting business, gaining access to personal medical, financial, or benefits log-in or password information, charging late fees, and utilizing a doctor with whom they have an employment or business relationship; limit the fee for representation; provide that attorneys and law firms seeking to receive compensation for advising, assisting, or consulting any individual with any veterans' benefits matter shall be governed by limitations set forth in 38 C.F.R. sec. 14.636.

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Bill History

2/19/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st reading
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
2nd reading
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/19/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Matthew Koch
Matthew Koch
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197026.4 KB