House File 365 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  KAUFMANN and QUIRK


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the definition of veteran for purposes of the
  2    military service property tax exemption.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1322YH 83
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 426A.11, subsection 4, Code 2009, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    4.  For purposes of this chapter, unless the context
  1  4 otherwise requires, "veteran" also means a resident of this
  1  5 state who is a former member of the armed forces of the United
  1  6 States and who served for a minimum aggregate of eighteen
  1  7 twelve months and who was discharged under honorable
  1  8 conditions.  However, "veteran" also means a resident of this
  1  9 state who is a former member of the armed forces of the United
  1 10 States and who, after serving fewer than eighteen twelve
  1 11 months, was honorably discharged because of a service=related
  1 12 injury sustained by the veteran.
  1 13    Sec. 2.  IMPLEMENTATION.  Section 25B.7 does not apply to
  1 14 this Act.
  1 15                           EXPLANATION
  1 16    This bill amends the definition of veteran as it relates to
  1 17 the military service property tax exemption.  Current law
  1 18 provides that the definition of veteran includes a resident of
  1 19 the state who is a former member of the armed forces and was
  1 20 either honorably discharged after serving a minimum of 18
  1 21 months or was honorably discharged because of service=related
  1 22 injury after serving fewer than 18 months.  The bill reduces
  1 23 the 18=month aggregate service requirement to 12 months.
  1 24    The bill provides that the requirement for fully funding
  1 25 tax exemptions by the state does not apply.
  1 26 LSB 1322YH 83
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