Bill Text: IA HSB521 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the qualifications of veterans.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-11 - Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0. [HSB521 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HSB521-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
521
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
VETERANS
AFFAIRS
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
qualifications
of
veterans.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
35.1,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
1
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
2
following:
3
2.
“Veteran”
means
a
resident
of
this
state
who
is
any
of
4
the
following:
5
a.
A
veteran
as
defined
in
38
C.F.R.
§3.1,
as
amended.
6
b.
A
former
member
of
the
reserve
forces
of
the
United
7
States
who
served
at
least
twenty
years
in
the
reserve
forces
8
and
who
was
discharged
under
honorable
conditions.
However,
9
a
member
of
the
reserve
forces
of
the
United
States
who
10
completed
a
minimum
aggregate
of
ninety
days
of
federal
active
11
duty,
other
than
training,
and
was
discharged
under
honorable
12
conditions,
or
was
retired
under
Tit.
10
of
the
United
States
13
Code,
shall
be
included
as
a
veteran.
14
c.
A
former
member
of
the
Iowa
national
guard
who
served
15
at
least
twenty
years
in
the
Iowa
national
guard
and
who
was
16
discharged
under
honorable
conditions.
However,
a
member
of
17
the
Iowa
national
guard
who
was
activated
for
federal
duty,
18
other
than
training,
for
a
minimum
aggregate
of
ninety
days,
19
and
was
discharged
under
honorable
conditions,
or
was
retired
20
under
Tit.
10
of
the
United
States
Code,
shall
be
included
as
21
a
veteran.
22
d.
A
member
of
the
reserve
forces
of
the
United
States
who
23
has
served
at
least
twenty
years
in
the
reserve
forces
and
who
24
continues
to
serve
in
the
reserve
forces.
25
e.
A
member
of
the
Iowa
national
guard
who
has
served
at
26
least
twenty
years
in
the
Iowa
national
guard
and
who
continues
27
to
serve
in
the
Iowa
national
guard.
28
Sec.
2.
Section
35.2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
29
follows:
30
35.2
Proof
of
veteran
status
for
certain
veterans.
31
In
order
to
fulfill
any
eligibility
requirements
under
32
Iowa
law
pertaining
to
veteran
status,
a
veteran
described
in
33
section
35.1,
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
(6)
or
34
(7)
“d”
or
“e”
,
shall
submit
the
veteran’s
retirement
points
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accounting
statement
issued
by
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
1
States,
the
state
adjutant
general,
or
the
adjutant
general
2
of
any
other
state,
to
confirm
that
the
person
has
completed
3
twenty
years
of
service
with
the
reserve
forces
or
the
national
4
guard.
5
Sec.
3.
Section
425.15,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
6
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
c.
A
former
member
of
the
national
guard
of
any
state
who
8
otherwise
meets
the
service
requirements
of
section
35.1,
9
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
(2)
or
(7)
“c”
or
“e”
,
10
with
a
permanent
service-connected
disability
rating
of
one
11
hundred
percent,
as
certified
by
the
United
States
department
12
of
veterans
affairs,
or
a
permanent
and
total
disability
rating
13
based
on
individual
unemployability
that
is
compensated
at
the
14
one
hundred
percent
disability
rate,
as
certified
by
the
United
15
States
department
of
veterans
affairs.
16
Sec.
4.
Section
426A.11,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
17
to
read
as
follows:
18
2.
a.
The
property,
not
to
exceed
one
thousand
eight
19
hundred
fifty-two
dollars
in
taxable
value
for
assessment
years
20
beginning
before
January
1,
2023,
of
an
honorably
separated,
21
retired,
furloughed
to
a
reserve,
placed
on
inactive
status,
22
or
discharged
veteran,
as
defined
in
section
35.1
,
subsection
23
2,
paragraph
“a”
or
“b”
.
24
b.
The
property,
not
to
exceed
four
thousand
dollars
in
25
taxable
value
for
the
assessment
years
beginning
on
or
after
26
January
1,
2023,
of
an
honorably
separated,
retired,
furloughed
27
to
a
reserve,
placed
on
inactive
status,
or
discharged
veteran,
28
as
defined
in
section
35.1
,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“a”
or
“b”
.
29
Sec.
5.
Section
426A.12,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
30
follows:
31
426A.12
Exemptions
to
relatives.
32
1.
In
case
any
person
in
the
foregoing
classifications
does
33
not
claim
the
exemption
from
taxation,
it
shall
be
allowed
in
34
the
name
of
the
person
to
the
same
extent
on
the
property
of
any
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one
of
the
following
persons
in
the
order
named:
1
a.
The
spouse,
or
surviving
spouse
remaining
unmarried,
2
of
a
veteran,
as
defined
in
this
chapter
or
in
section
35.1,
3
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“a”
or
“b”
,
where
they
are
living
4
together
or
were
living
together
at
the
time
of
the
death
of
5
the
veteran.
6
b.
The
parent
whose
spouse
is
deceased
and
who
remains
7
unmarried,
of
a
veteran,
as
defined
in
this
chapter
or
in
8
section
35.1,
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“a”
or
“b”
,
whether
living
9
or
deceased,
where
the
parent
is,
or
was
at
the
time
of
death
of
10
the
veteran,
dependent
on
the
veteran
for
support.
11
c.
The
minor
child,
or
children
owning
property
as
tenants
12
in
common,
of
a
deceased
veteran,
as
defined
in
this
chapter
or
13
in
section
35.1
,
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“a”
or
“b”
.
14
2.
No
more
than
one
tax
exemption
shall
be
allowed
under
15
this
section
or
section
426A.11
in
the
name
of
a
veteran,
16
as
defined
in
this
chapter
or
in
section
35.1
,
subsection
2
,
17
paragraph
“a”
or
“b”
.
18
Sec.
6.
Section
426A.13,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2024,
are
19
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
1.
A
person
named
in
section
426A.11
,
who
is
a
resident
of
21
and
domiciled
in
the
state
of
Iowa,
shall
receive
a
reduction
22
equal
to
the
exemption,
to
be
made
from
any
property
owned
23
by
the
person
or
owned
by
a
family
farm
corporation
of
which
24
the
person
is
a
shareholder
and
occupant
of
the
property
and
25
so
designated
by
proceeding
as
provided
in
this
section
.
To
26
be
eligible
to
receive
the
exemption,
the
person
claiming
it
27
shall
have
recorded
in
the
office
of
the
county
recorder
of
28
the
county
in
which
is
located
the
property
designated
for
the
29
exemption,
evidence
of
property
ownership
by
that
person
or
the
30
family
farm
corporation
of
which
the
person
is
a
shareholder
31
and
the
military
certificate
of
satisfactory
service,
order
32
transferring
to
inactive
status,
reserve,
retirement,
order
of
33
separation
from
service,
honorable
discharge
or
a
copy
of
any
34
of
these
documents
of
the
person
claiming
or
through
whom
is
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claimed
the
exemption.
In
the
case
of
a
person
claiming
the
1
exemption
as
a
veteran
described
in
section
35.1,
subsection
2
,
2
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
(6)
or
(7)
“d”
or
“e”
,
the
person
3
shall
file
the
statement
required
by
section
35.2
.
4
2.
The
person
shall
file
with
the
appropriate
assessor
on
5
forms
obtained
from
the
assessor
the
claim
for
exemption
for
6
the
year
for
which
the
person
is
first
claiming
the
exemption.
7
The
claim
shall
be
filed
not
later
than
July
1
of
the
year
8
for
which
the
person
is
claiming
the
exemption.
The
claim
9
shall
set
out
the
fact
that
the
person
is
a
resident
of
and
10
domiciled
in
the
state
of
Iowa,
and
a
person
within
the
terms
11
of
section
426A.11
,
and
shall
give
the
volume
and
page
on
which
12
the
certificate
of
satisfactory
service,
order
of
separation,
13
retirement,
furlough
to
reserve,
inactive
status,
or
honorable
14
discharge
or
certified
copy
thereof
is
recorded
in
the
office
15
of
the
county
recorder,
and
may
include
the
designation
of
the
16
property
from
which
the
exemption
is
to
be
made,
and
shall
17
further
state
that
the
claimant
is
the
equitable
or
legal
owner
18
of
the
property
designated
or
if
the
property
is
owned
by
a
19
family
farm
corporation,
that
the
person
is
a
shareholder
of
20
that
corporation
and
that
the
person
occupies
the
property.
21
In
the
case
of
a
person
claiming
the
exemption
as
a
veteran
22
described
in
section
35.1,
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“b”
,
23
subparagraph
(6)
or
(7)
“d”
or
“e”
,
the
person
shall
file
the
24
statement
required
by
section
35.2
.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
Under
current
law,
“veteran”
is
defined
for
purposes
of
Code
29
chapter
35
(veterans
affairs)
as
a
former
member
of
the
Iowa
30
national
guard
or
the
reserve
forces
of
the
United
States
who
31
served
at
least
20
years
and
was
discharged
under
honorable
32
conditions;
a
member
of
the
Iowa
national
guard
or
the
reserve
33
forces
of
the
United
States
who
completed
at
least
90
days
of
34
federal
active
duty,
other
than
training,
and
was
discharged
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under
honorable
conditions
or
retired;
a
person
who
has
served
1
at
least
20
years
with
the
Iowa
national
guard
or
reserve
2
forces
of
the
United
States
and
continues
to
do
so;
a
member
of
3
particular
military
or
civilian
groups
who
served
in
certain
4
conflicts;
or
an
Iowa
resident
who
served
in
specific
military
5
conflicts
or
on
federal
active
duty,
other
than
training,
6
in
the
United
States
armed
forces
and
was
discharged
under
7
honorable
conditions.
8
This
bill
redefines
“veteran”
for
purposes
of
Code
chapter
9
35
by
extending
the
requirement
of
Iowa
residency
to
all
10
categories
of
veterans,
eliminating
references
to
specific
11
conflicts,
and
including
a
citation
to
the
definition
of
12
“veteran”
under
federal
regulations
(a
person
who
served
13
in
the
active
military,
naval,
air,
or
space
service
and
14
who
was
discharged
or
released
under
conditions
other
than
15
dishonorable).
16
By
operation
of
law,
the
bill
affects
the
term
“veteran”
as
17
used
in
Code
sections
8A.413
(state
employment
preference),
18
35B.3
(service
on
county
commission
of
veteran
affairs),
35B.14
19
(burial
expenses),
35B.16
(markers
for
graves),
272C.12A
20
(professional
licensure
of
veterans),
400.10
(civil
service
21
examination
preference),
425.15
(disabled
veteran
tax
credit),
22
and
514C.27
(mental
health
and
substance
use
disorder
treatment
23
coverage),
among
a
variety
of
other
Code
provisions.
24
The
bill
makes
conforming
changes.
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