# Connecticut SB 00376: AN ACT ELIMINATING SERVICE IN TIME OF WAR AS AN ELIGIBILITY CRITERION FOR CERTAIN STATE AND MUNICIPAL VETERANS' BENEFITS.

Connecticut SB 00376, AN ACT ELIMINATING SERVICE IN TIME OF WAR AS AN ELIGIBILITY CRITERION FOR CERTAIN STATE AND MUNICIPAL VETERANS' BENEFITS., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee; status failed, last action 2025-05-13 (Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut SB 00376
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT ELIMINATING SERVICE IN TIME OF WAR AS AN ELIGIBILITY CRITERION FOR CERTAIN STATE AND MUNICIPAL VETERANS' BENEFITS.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Sponsor: Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (117 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

To eliminate service in time of war as an eligibility criterion for certain state and municipal veterans' benefits.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-12 | Senate | FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass | 54 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-05 | Senate | APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass | 43 | 7 |   |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | VA Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | VA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass | 20 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-05-13: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: No New File by Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (legislature)
- 2025-05-12: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-05-12: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-05-12: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2025-05-08: Immediate Transmittal (legislature)
- 2025-05-08: Referred by Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: No New File by Committee on Appropriations (legislature)
- 2025-05-07: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-05-06: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-05-05: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2025-05-01: Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: File Number 36 (legislature)
- 2025-03-05: Senate Calendar Number 67 (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/04/25 5:00 PM (legislature)
- 2025-02-19: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-02-18: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2025-01-24: Public Hearing 01/30 (legislature)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (legislature)
- 2025-01-22: Drafted by Committee (legislature)
- 2025-01-21: Vote to Draft (legislature)
- 2025-01-09: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (legislature)

## Bill text

- File No. 36, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-00376-R000036-FC.PDF)
- APP Joint Favorable, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R03-SB.PDF)
- Committee Bill, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R01-SB.PDF)
- FIN Joint Favorable, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R04-SB.PDF)
- VA Joint Favorable, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R02-SB.PDF)
- Proposed Bill, 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R00-SB.PDF)
- APP Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R00APP-CV151-TS.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 36: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-00376-R000036-BA.PDF)
- FIN Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R00FIN-JFR.PDF)
- FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R00FIN-CV128-TS.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 36: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-00376-R000036-FN.PDF)
- VA Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R00VA-JFR.PDF)
- VA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R00VA-CV49-TS.PDF)
- VA Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R00VA-CV4-TS.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST. (signed)
- SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. (signed)
- SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES. (signed)
- SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNPAID SEWER ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES. (signed)
- HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. (signed)
- HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [File No. 36 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-00376-R000036-FC.PDF)
- [APP Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R03-SB.PDF)
- [Committee Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R01-SB.PDF)
- [FIN Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R04-SB.PDF)
- [VA Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R02-SB.PDF)
- [Proposed Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R00-SB.PDF)
- [APP Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- [APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R00APP-CV151-TS.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 36 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-00376-R000036-BA.PDF)
- [FIN Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R00FIN-JFR.PDF)
- [FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R00FIN-CV128-TS.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 36 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-00376-R000036-FN.PDF)
- [VA Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R00VA-JFR.PDF)
- [VA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R00VA-CV49-TS.PDF)
- [VA Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-00376-R00VA-CV4-TS.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05013-2025)
- [SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01558-2025)
- [SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01396-2025)
- [SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNP…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01187-2025)
- [HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07236-2025)
- [HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07192-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00376-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).