ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1541
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans (originally sponsored by Representatives Abell, Donaghy, Morgan, Kloba, Shavers, Zahn, Hill, and Simmons; by request of Department of Veterans Affairs)
READ FIRST TIME 02/13/25.
AN ACT Relating to the veterans affairs advisory committee; and amending RCW 43.60A.080 .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 43.60A.080 and 2015 c 219 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) There is hereby created a veterans affairs advisory committee which shall serve in an advisory capacity to the governor and the director of the department of veterans affairs. The committee shall appoint members to serve as liaisons to each of the state veterans' homes, unless the home has a representative appointed to the committee. This liaison must share information on committee meetings and business with the resident council of the state's veterans' homes, as well as bring information back for the committee's consideration to ensure veterans' home resident issues are included at regular committee meetings. The committee shall be composed of seventeen members to be appointed by the governor, and shall consist of the following: