PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Gov. Ron DeSantis signed three bills on Friday aimed at helping Florida's veterans.

The bill signings took place at a news conference in Port Charlotte.

HB 797

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House Bill 797 "authorizes certain licensed skilled nursing facilities to request to designate or alter designation of certain beds as veteran and spouse nursing home beds if specific criteria are met."

SB 910

Senate Bill 910 focuses on veterans' benefits assistance.

The new law "prohibits a provider from guaranteeing, either directly or by implication, a successful outcome or that an individual is certain to receive specific veterans’ benefits or a specific level, percentage, or amount of veterans’ benefits."

It also "prohibits compensation for referring an individual to anothe

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