2ESHB 1541: Concerning the veterans affairs advisory committee.

What this bill does

Modifies the membership of the Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee by removing two members representing the veterans homes in Orting and Retsil and adding two at-large veteran members. Allows the Governor to appoint one member from a state-recognized Native American tribe, and one member who is a current or former Washington National Guard member.

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Floor votes

• House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 11, 2025
  96 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 22, 2026
  91 yea · 0 nay · 7 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 26, 2026
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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