§ 2.2-2001.6 Eligibility for veteran status under state and local laws; change in treatment of certain discharges
Any person who was separated from active military, naval, or air service with an other than honorable discharge due solely to such person’s sexual orientation or gender identity or expression may petition the Department to have his discharge recorded with the Department as honorable. Persons whose discharge status is changed pursuant to such petition shall be afforded the same rights, privileges, and benefits authorized by state law and local ordinances as any other veteran who was honorably discharged.
History
This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 1172 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.
2020, c. 1172, § 2.2-2001.5.