Revision: Feb. 23, 2012, midnight
HB 1353 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2012 SESSION
03/10
HOUSE BILL 1353
AN ACT relative to establishing an individual’s status as a veteran.
SPONSORS: Rep. Baldasaro, Rock 3; Rep. Tamburello, Rock 3; Rep. Graham, Hills 18; Rep. Shurtleff, Merr 10; Rep. Weyler, Rock 8; Rep. Griffin, Rock 4; Rep. R. Ober, Hills 27; Rep. Tucker, Rock 17; Rep. O’Brien, Hills 4; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Lambert, Dist 13
COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
This bill adds a notarized statement of service letter to the documents accepted to establish an individual’s status as a veteran. This bill also specifies that training for active duty shall be included as service for purposes of the veterans’ tax credit.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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12-2139
03/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to establishing an individual’s status as a veteran.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Documents Used to Establish Veteran Status. Amend RSA 21:50, I(b)(21) to read as follows:
(21) Notarized statement of service letter signed by the individual’s commanding officer or administrative officer.
(22) Other documents approved by the director, state office of veterans services.
2 Veterans’ Tax Credit; Service. Amend RSA 72:28, IV(a) to read as follows:
(a) Every resident of this state who served not less than 90 days in the armed forces of the United States in any qualifying war or armed conflict listed in this section and was honorably discharged or an officer honorably separated from service; or the spouse or surviving spouse of such resident, provided that Title 10 training for active duty by a member of a national guard or reserve shall be included as service under this subparagraph;
3 Effective Date.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect April 1, 2012.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.