2003 SESSION

03-2284

10/09

HOUSE BILL 1331

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

ANALYSIS

This bill adds recipients of the National Defense Service Medal to persons eligible for the veterans' property 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03-2284

10/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Veterans' Credit; Eligible Service; National Defense Service Medal. Amend RSA 72:28, IV(h) and (i) to read as follows:

(h) "Vietnam Conflict'' between July 1, 1958 and December 22, 1961, if the resident earned the Vietnam service medal or the armed forces expeditionary medal[, and];

(i) Any other war or armed conflict that has occurred since May 8, 1975, and in which the resident earned an armed forces expeditionary medal or theater of operations service medal[.]; and

(j) Any war or armed conflict for which a person has received the National Defense Service Medal.

2 Optional Veterans' Credit; Eligible Service; National Defense Service Medal. Amend RSA 72:28, VI(i) to read as follows:

(i) Any other war or armed conflict that has occurred since May 8, 1975, and in which the resident earned an armed forces expeditionary medal or theater of operations service medal[.]; and

(j) Any war or armed conflict for which a person has received the National Defense Service Medal.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect April 1, 2004.