HB 541 (2021) -  Veterans' Preference in Employment

General Bill by Buchanan and DiCeglie (CO-SPONSORS) Bartleman; Benjamin; Brown; Bush; Byrd; Chambliss; Chaney; Fetterhoff; Fischer; Killebrew; Leek; Maggard; McFarland; Salzman; Smith; Zika
Veterans' Preference in Employment: Authorizes state & political subdivisions to waive certain postsecondary educational requirements for employment for certain servicemembers & veterans; revises list of positions that are exempt from veterans' preference requirements; requires each political subdivision to develop & implement veterans' recruitment plan; modifies point preferences given to veterans & their family members when numerically based selection process is used for hiring.
Companion Bill passed SB 922 Veterans’ Preference in Employment By Burgess
Effective Date: July 1, 2021
Last Event: Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 922 (Ch. 2021-57) on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 2:59 PM; HB Laid on Table

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 922 Subject: Veterans’ Preference in Employment Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 6/9/2021 4:55:11 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 5/3/2021 9:47:41 AM
Chamber: House Committee: State Affairs Committee 3/24/2021 4:27:34 PM
Chamber: House Committee: State Affairs Committee 3/22/2021 4:21:11 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Professions & Public Health Subcommittee 3/16/2021 4:17:40 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Professions & Public Health Subcommittee 3/15/2021 9:22:57 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee 3/3/2021 1:44:00 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee 3/1/2021 4:11:10 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 922 (Ch. 2021-57) Time: 04/13/2021 - 2:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Substituted SB 922 Time: 04/13/2021 - 2:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021) Time: 04/08/2021 - 5:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/24/2021 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 03/24/2021 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of State Affairs Committee Time: 03/24/2021 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by State Affairs Committee Time: 03/24/2021 - 2:29 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to State Affairs Committee agenda Time: 03/22/2021 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in State Affairs Committee Time: 03/16/2021 - 4:17 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee Time: 03/16/2021 - 4:17 PM Member: Committee: Professions & Public Health Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee Time: 03/16/2021 - 11:03 AM Member: Committee: Professions & Public Health Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/12/2021 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Professions & Public Health Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee Time: 03/03/2021 - 1:44 PM Member: Committee: Professions & Public Health Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Time: 03/03/2021 - 1:44 PM Member: Committee: Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Time: 03/03/2021 - 11:53 AM Member: Committee: Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/02/2021 - 9:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/01/2021 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Time: 02/18/2021 - 9:49 AM Member: Committee: Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 02/18/2021 - 9:49 AM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee Time: 02/18/2021 - 9:49 AM Member: Committee: Professions & Public Health Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Time: 02/18/2021 - 9:49 AM Member: Committee: Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/28/2021 - 4:01 PM Member: Buchanan Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
295.065 SB 922
295.07 SB 922
295.08 SB 922
295.085 SB 922
295.09 SB 922
1002.36 CS/CS/HB 419, SB 922, CS/SB 1282*, CS/CS/HB 1537*

(*) Not the latest version