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HB 253: Dental Care for Veterans

GENERAL BILL by Edmonds

Dental Care for Veterans; Creates Veterans Dental Care Program within DVA; requires program to provide specified dental services; authorizes DVA to provide such services through certain means; provides that funding for program is subject to legislative appropriation; authorizes DVA to seek federal matching funds, private donations, or grants to fund program; requires DVA to submit report annually, beginning on specified date, to Governor & Legislature; requires that report include specified information; requires DVA to adopt rules.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 10/23/2025 House - Filed
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/23/2025 House • Filed

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  • HB 253, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/23/2025 at 11:31 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 96 Dental Care for Veterans Sharief Identical Last Action: 10/13/2025 S Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    295.158 Page 1 (pdf)

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