Kentucky Senate passes bill to take care of combat veterans

Bill meant to help veterans passes Ky. Senate

A bill that has passed the Kentucky Senate would have pretrial officers ask people arrested whether they served in combat.

The measure's goal is to connect combat veterans with services to help deal with problems stemming from post-traumatic stress disorder.

The bill cleared the Senate on a 35-0 vote Tuesday. The measure now returns to the House, which will decide whether to accept a change made by the Senate.

Under the bill, as part of a pretrial release investigation, a pretrial officer would ask someone arrested if they had been in combat. If the suspect is a combat veteran, that person would be given contact information for assistance programs.

The legislation is House Bill 377.
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