A bipartisan bill, Assembly Bill 145, sponsored by Assemblymember Reuben D’Silva, Assemblymember Ken Gray, Senator Michelee Cruz-Crawford, and Senator Roberta Lange, is set to be heard for the first time in Carson City on March 10 at 8 a.m. The bill aims to align state regulations with existing federal laws that prohibit individuals from acting as agents or attorneys in the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of certain claims related to veterans’ benefits unless recognized or accredited by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Additionally, the bill introduces civil penalties for violations of these provisions and allows aggrieved individuals to bring actions for consumer fraud.
Furthermore, the bill mandates the employment of a veterans coordinator within the Division of Human Resource Management to oversee a veteran hiring program and a peer mentor program. The bill also requires the issuance of free annual permits to enter state parks and recreational areas to the widow, widower, parent, or adult child of a person killed in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces, expanding on existing provisions for veterans. The proposed legislation has garnered bipartisan support and aims to protect veterans and their families in Nevada.
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