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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania Requires State Prisons to Provide Veterans Benefits Briefings Before Release
Last action · February 13, 2026: Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 13, 2026Sponsors: Joe Webster and 13 others
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What This Bill Would Do
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections must conduct briefings on Federal and State veterans benefits and application procedures for incarcerated veterans prior to their release from s, taking effect in 60 days.
Incarcerated veterans leaving state correctional facilities will receive direct instruction on accessing available government support programs and application procedures.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
inmates who are a veteran
Inmates who are veterans will receive mandatory briefings on available Federal and State benefits and application procedures prior to their release from a State correctional institution.
veterans' families
Family members are included in the scope of benefits information provided during the inmate briefings.
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Procedural history
11 actions- Feb 13, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 13, 2026
- Feb 13, 2026SenateIn the Senate
- Feb 3, 2026HouseFloorThird consideration and final passage, Feb. 3, 2026 (197-0)
- Feb 3, 2026HouseCommitteeRe-reported as committed, Feb. 3, 2026
- Feb 2, 2026HouseRe-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Feb. 2, 2026
- Feb 2, 2026HouseFloorSecond consideration, Feb. 2, 2026
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- Jan 28, 2026HouseRemoved from table, Jan. 28, 2026
- Nov 17, 2025HouseLaid on the table, Nov. 17, 2025
- Nov 17, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst consideration, Nov. 17, 2025
- Nov 17, 2025HouseCommitteeReported as committed, Nov. 17, 2025
- Mar 13, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to JUDICIARY, March 13, 2025
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment2Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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