Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SB17 Compare Versions

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3	3	2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
4	4	2023 SENATE BILL 17
5	5	January 27, 2023 - Introduced by Senators JACQUE, WANGGAARD, CARPENTER,
6	6	HESSELBEIN, PFAFF and SPREITZER, cosponsored by Representatives MURPHY,
7	7	ARMSTRONG, BALDEH, BRANDTJEN, CABRERA, DONOVAN, GUSTAFSON, KITCHENS,
8	8	MURSAU, ORTIZ-VELEZ, PENTERMAN, PRONSCHINSKE, SINICKI, SNODGRASS,
9	9	SUBECK, TITTL, TUSLER, WICHGERS and SHANKLAND. Referred to Committee on
10	10	Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs.
11	11	AN ACT to amend 45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) and 45.51 (2) (a) 1.; and to create 36.27
12	12	(2) (b) 5., 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g., 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. and 45.01 (12) (fm) of the statutes;
13	13	relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in
14	14	support of the United States during the Vietnam War.
15	15	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
16	16	This bill expands the definition of “veteran” to include individuals who were
17	17	naturalized pursuant to the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000. The bill
18	18	extends most veterans benefits to anyone who meets this newly expanded definition
19	19	of veteran, however, admission to a state veterans home and burial in a veterans
20	20	cemetery are not included benefits as they are subject to federal regulation.
21	21	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
22	22	enact as follows:
23	23	SECTION 1. 36.27 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
24	24	36.27 (2) (b) 5. A person who is a resident of and living in this state at the time
25	25	of registering at an institution, and who is a veteran as described under s. 45.01 (12)
26	26	(fm), is entitled to the exemption under par. (a).
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36	36	SECTION 2 SENATE BILL 17
37	37	SECTION 2. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read:
38	38	36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described under s. 45.01 (12)
39	39	(fm).
40	40	SECTION 3. 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read:
41	41	38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described under s. 45.01 (12)
42	42	(fm).
43	43	SECTION 4. 45.01 (12) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
44	44	45.01 (12) (fm) A person who was naturalized pursuant to section 2 (1) of the
45	45	federal Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000, P.L. 106-207, and resides in
46	46	this state.
47	47	SECTION 5. 45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
48	48	45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) A veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f) (fm), or one
49	49	of the following:
50	50	SECTION 6. 45.51 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
51	51	45.51 (2) (a) 1. A veteran, other than a veteran described under s. 45.01 (12)
52	52	(fm).
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