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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 37.10, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1 2 1997, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 Each commissioner shall be an honorably dischargedsoldier,1 4sailor, marine, airman, or coast guardmember of the armed 1 5 services and be a resident of the county in which the memorial 1 6 hall or monument is located. 1 7 Sec. 2. Section 331.441, subsection 2, paragraph c, 1 8 subparagraph (1), Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 1 9 (1) A memorial building or monument to commemorate the 1 10 service rendered bysoldiers, sailors, and marinesmembers of 1 11 the armed services of the United States, including the 1 12 acquisition of ground and the purchase, erection, 1 13 construction, reconstruction, and equipment of the building or 1 14 monument, to be managed by a commission as provided in chapter 1 15 37. 1 16 Sec. 3. Section 427.3, Code 1997, is amended to read as 1 17 follows: 1 18 427.3 MILITARY SERVICE – EXEMPTIONS. 1 19 The following exemptions from taxation shall be allowed: 1 20 1. The property, not to exceed two thousand seven hundred 1 21 seventy-eight dollars in taxable value of any honorably 1 22 dischargedsoldier, sailor, marine, or nursemember of the 1 23 armed services of the first World War. 1 24 2. The property, not to exceed one thousand eight hundred 1 25 fifty-two dollars in taxable value of an honorably separated, 1 26 retired, furloughed to a reserve, placed on inactive status, 1 27 or dischargedsoldier, sailor, marine, or nursemember of the 1 28 armed services of the second World War from December 7, 1941, 1 29 to December 31, 1946, army of occupation in Germany from 1 30 November 12, 1918, to July 11, 1923, American expeditionary 1 31 forces in Siberia from November 12, 1918, to April 30, 1920, 1 32 second Nicaraguan campaign with the navy or marines in 1 33 Nicaragua or on combatant ships 1926-1933, second Haitian 1 34 suppression of insurrections 1919-1920, navy and marine 1 35 operations in China 1937-1939 and Yangtze service with navy 2 1 and marines in Shanghai or in the Yangtze Valley 1926-1927 and 2 2 1930-1932 or of the Korean Conflict at any time between June 2 3 25, 1950, and January 31, 1955, both dates inclusive, or those 2 4 who served on active duty during the Vietnam Conflict 2 5 beginning December 22, 1961, and ending May 7, 1975, both 2 6 dates inclusive, or those who served on active duty during the 2 7 Persian Gulf Conflict at any time between August 2, 1990, and 2 8 the date the president or the Congress of the United States 2 9 declares a permanent cessation of hostilities, both dates 2 10 inclusive. However, if Congress enacts a date different from 2 11 August 2, 1990, as the beginning of the Persian Gulf Conflict 2 12 for purposes of determining whether a veteran is entitled to 2 13 receive military benefits as a veteran of the Persian Gulf 2 14 Conflict, that date shall be substituted for August 2, 1990. 2 15 For the purposes of this section, "active duty" means full- 2 16 time duty in the armed forces of the United States, excluding 2 17 active duty for training purposes only and excluding any 2 18 period a person was assigned by the armed forces to a civilian 2 19 institution for a course of education or training which was 2 20 substantially the same as established courses offered to 2 21 civilians, or as a cadet or midshipman, however enrolled, at 2 22 one of the service academies. 2 23 3. Where theword "soldier" appearswords "member of the 2 24 armed services" appear in this chapter, it includes, without 2 25 limitation, the members of the United States air force and the 2 26 United States merchant marine. 2 27 4. For the purpose of determining a military tax exemption 2 28 under this section, property includes a mobile home as defined 2 29 in section 435.1. 2 30 Sec. 4. Section 427.4, Code 1997, is amended to read as 2 31 follows: 2 32 427.4 EXEMPTIONS TO RELATIVES. 2 33 In case any person in the foregoing classifications does 2 34 not claim any such exemption from taxation, it shall be 2 35 allowed in the name of such person to the same extent on the 3 1 property of any one of the following persons in the order 3 2 named: 3 3 1. The spouse, or surviving spouse remaining unmarried, of 3 4 any suchsoldier, sailor, marine, or nursemember of the armed 3 5 services, where they are living together or were living 3 6 together at the time of the death of such person. 3 7 2. The parent whose spouse is deceased and who remains 3 8 unmarried, of any suchsoldier, sailor, marine, or nurse3 9 member of the armed services, whether living or deceased, 3 10 where such parent is, or was at the time of death of the 3 11soldier, sailor, marine, or nursemember of the armed 3 12 services, dependent on such person for support. 3 13 3. The minor child, or children owning property as tenants 3 14 in common, of any such deceasedsoldier, sailor, marine, or3 15nursemember of the armed services. 3 16 No more than one tax exemption shall be allowed under this 3 17 section or section 427.3 in the name of any honorably 3 18 dischargedsoldier, sailor, marine, or nursemember of the 3 19 armed services. 3 20 Sec. 5. Section 554.1102, subsection 5, Code 1997, is 3 21 amended to read as follows: 3 22 5. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise 3 23 requires:, 3 24a.words in the singular number include the plural, and in 3 25 the plural include the singular;. 3 26b. words of the masculine gender include the feminine and3 27the neuter, and when the sense so indicates words of the3 28neuter gender may refer to any gender.3 29 Sec. 6. Section 602.8105, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 3 30 1997, is amended to read as follows: 3 31 c. For a certificate and seal, ten dollars. However, 3 32 there shall be no charge for a certificate and seal to an 3 33 application to procure a pension, bounty, or back pay for a 3 34soldiermember of the armed services or other person. 3 35 Sec. 7. Section 633.4, Code 1997, is repealed. 4 1 Sec. 8. AMENDMENTS CHANGING TERMINOLOGY - DIRECTIVES TO 4 2 CODE EDITOR 4 3 1. Sections 203C.16, 216.8A, 216C.5, 216C.10, 216C.11, 4 4 384.80, 425.17, 425.33, 425.34, 425.35, 425.36, 435.33, 486.7, 4 5 499A.11, 560.2, 562A.1, 562A.2, 562A.5, 562A.6, 562A.8, 4 6 562A.9, 562A.10, 562A.11, 562A.12, 562A.13, 562A.14, 562A.15, 4 7 562A.16, 562A.18, 562A.19, 562A.20, 562A.21, 562A.22, 562A.23, 4 8 562A.24, 562A.25, 562A.26, 562A.27, 562A.27A, 562A.28, 4 9 562A.29, 562A.30, 562A.31, 562A.32, 562A.33, 562A.34, 563A.35, 4 10 562A.36, 562B.1, 562B.2, 562B.6, 562B.9, 562B.10, 562B.11, 4 11 562B.12, 562B.13, 562B.14, 562B.15, 562B.16, 562B.17, 562B.19, 4 12 562B.20, 562B.22, 562B.23, 562B.24, 562B.25, 562B.25A, 4 13 562B.26, 563B.27, 562B.28, 562B.30, 562B.31, 563B.32, 570.1, 4 14 570.3, 570.5, 570.9, 627.6, 646.2, 646.10, 646.11, 648.3, 4 15 679.5, and 808B.5, Code 1997, and sections 384.84, 435.1, 4 16 499.13, and 562B.7, Code Supplement 1997, are amended by 4 17 striking from the sections the words "landlord" and inserting 4 18 in lieu thereof the words "property lessor". 4 19 2. Sections 321.47, 554.9104, 562A.12, 562A.13, 562A.15, 4 20 562A.18, 562A.19, 562A.21, 562A.22, 562A.23, 562A.24, 562A.26, 4 21 562A.27, 562A.27A, 562A.30, 562A.34, 562A.36, 562B.9, 562B.13, 4 22 562B.14, 562B.19, 562B.24, 562B.25, 562B.25A, 562B.27, 4 23 562B.28, 562B.30, 562B.32, 570.3, 570.4, 570.6, 570.7, 570.9, 4 24 571.2, and 646.11, Code 1997, are amended by striking from the 4 25 sections the words "landlord's" and inserting in lieu thereof 4 26 the words "property lessor's". 4 27 EXPLANATION 4 28 This bill makes changes to the Code by modifying language 4 29 that may be gender specific. 4 30 Code section 554.1102 is amended and Code section 633.4 is 4 31 repealed to eliminate provisions indicating that reference to 4 32 the masculine includes the feminine. 4 33 References to soldier, sailor, marine, and nurse are 4 34 changed to members of the armed services in the following Code 4 35 sections: 331.441, 427.3, 427.4, and 602.8105. 5 1 The bill also directs the Code editor to substitute the 5 2 words "property lessor" and "property lessor's" for "landlord" 5 3 and "landlord's", respectively, in the Code sections 5 4 identified in the bill. 5 5 LSB 3647DP 77 5 6 ec/jw/5.1
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