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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut requires Department of Veterans Affairs website to post scam warnings and reporting tools
Last action · February 27, 2026: Public Hearing 03/03
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What This Bill Proposed
Starting July 1, 2026, the Connecticut Commissioner of Veterans Affairs must post plain-language warnings on the agency's website about unauthorized benefit claim assistants, alongside links to federal reporting and search tools. The website must also display disciplinary records and a warning advising veterans not to share their account or bank login credentials.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
veterans
Department of Veterans Affairs
The department is required to host specific warnings, advisories, and links on its Internet web site starting July 1, 2026.
Key Facts
- The Commissioner of Veterans Affairs must post a plain-language warning on the agency's website regarding individuals who act in violation of 38 USC Chapter 59 without federal recognition.
- The website must provide a link to a federal online tool for reporting uncertified individuals offering benefit assistance.
- The website must include a link to a search tool for finding authorized agents, attorneys, or entities recognized by the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
- The website must display a link to final federal disciplinary decisions regarding agents, attorneys, and entities found in violation of 38 USC Chapter 59.
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- A plain-language message must be posted discouraging veterans from sharing their Department of Veterans Affairs or bank account login credentials with anyone.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 27, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 03/03
- Feb 26, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
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