HB 856 – AS INTRODUCED
2007 SESSION
09/04
HOUSE BILL 856
AN ACT relative to the definition of veteran.
COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
This bill changes the definition of veteran by deleting the 4-year length of service requirement and adding a 2-year residency requirement.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
07-0468
09/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to the definition of veteran.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Definition; Veteran. Amend RSA 21:50, I(a) to read as follows:
I.(a) “Veteran” means any person who is and has been a resident of New Hampshire for at least 2 years and who:
(1) Served in the United States armed forces [for more than 4 years] and continues to serve; or
(2) Has been discharged or released from duty in the United States armed forces with:
(A) An honorable discharge; or
(B) An uncharacterized discharge based on a service-connected injury, illness, or disability.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.