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| 5 | 4 | | HOUSE BILL 1108 |
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| 6 | 5 | | By Salinas |
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| 9 | 8 | | HB1108 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 002599 |
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| 11 | 10 | | - 1 - |
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| 13 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; |
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| 14 | 13 | | Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67, relative to the Ola Mae |
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| 15 | 14 | | Ransom Reintegration Act. |
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| 17 | 16 | | WHEREAS, it is the goal of the General Assembly to assist our veterans in transitional |
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| 18 | 17 | | efforts; we are proposing legislation that will give those veterans who are residents of this State |
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| 19 | 18 | | the opportunity to receive business licenses for free; and |
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| 20 | 19 | | WHEREAS, it is a fact that veterans receive various transferrable skills while in the |
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| 21 | 20 | | military as well as other technical and academic certifications and accreditation, and it benefits |
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| 22 | 21 | | the State and surrounding communities to support this legislation for economic and |
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| 23 | 22 | | entrepreneurial development; now, therefore, |
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| 24 | 23 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE ST ATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 25 | 24 | | SECTION 1. This act is known and may be cited as the "Ola Mae Ransom |
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| 26 | 25 | | Reintegration Act." |
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| 27 | 26 | | SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-4-723, is amended by adding the |
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| 28 | 27 | | following as a new subsection: |
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| 29 | 28 | | (f) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), a fee for a business license must not |
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| 30 | 29 | | be charged to any veteran of the United States military, including the national guard and |
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| 31 | 30 | | reserves. |
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| 32 | 31 | | SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. |
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