Bill Text: MI HB5881 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Veterans; benefits; definition of veteran; modify. Amends sec. 1 of 1965 PA 190 (MCL 35.61).
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-10-22 - Printed Bill Filed 10/03/2014 [HB5881 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-HB5881-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5881
October 2, 2014, Introduced by Reps. Zemke, Kandrevas, McCann, Knezek, Dianda, Irwin, Banks, Brinks, Roberts, Schor, MacMaster and Oakes and referred to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs.
A bill to amend 1965 PA 190, entitled
"An act to provide for a system of uniformity of service for
veterans,"
by amending section 1 (MCL 35.61), as amended by 1997 PA 131.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. In order to provide for the uniformity of service
dates for veterans, the following dates and terms shall be
applicable
to all acts of the this state relative to veterans:
(a) "Veteran" means a person, who served in the active
military, forces,
during a period of war naval,
or air service or
who received the armed forces expeditionary medal or other campaign
service medal during an emergency condition and who was discharged
or
released therefrom under honorable conditions other than
dishonorable. "Veteran" also includes a person who died in active
military, forces.naval, or air service.
(b) "Spanish-American war" means the period beginning on April
21, 1898, and ending on July 4, 1902, includes the Philippine
insurrection and the Boxer rebellion, and in the case of a veteran
who served with the United States military forces engaged in
hostilities in the Moro province, means the period beginning on
April 21, 1898, and ending on July 15, 1903.
(c) "World War I" means the period beginning on April 6, 1917,
and ending on November 11, 1918, and in the case of a veteran who
served with the United States military forces in Russia, means the
period beginning on April 6, 1917, and ending on April 1, 1920.
(d) "World War II" means the period beginning December 7,
1941, and ending December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.
(e) "Korean conflict" means the period between June 27, 1950,
to January 31, 1955.
(f) Civil war and confederate veterans who served between
April 12, 1861, and May 26, 1865.
(g) Indian wars. Since the Indian wars were fought
intermittently over a period of years, the determination as to
whether a person shall be considered as having rendered military
service during these wars will be carefully considered by the state
veterans' trust fund. January 1, 1817, through December 31, 1898,
is considered the Indian war period.
(h) Mexican wars. Since there were several skirmishes
involving the Mexican border, such as Mexican border troubles 1911-
1916; Veracruz expedition April 21, 1914, to November 26, 1914;
punitive expedition into Mexico, March 15, 1916, to February 5,
1917; therefore the persons rendering military service in any of
these skirmishes shall be considered veterans of the Mexican wars
between 1911 and February 5, 1917.
(i) Future dates. The period beginning on the date of any
future declaration of war by the congress or the beginning of an
emergency condition recognized by the issuance of a presidential
proclamation or a presidential executive order and in which the
armed forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service medals
are awarded according to presidential executive order and ending on
a date prescribed by presidential proclamation or concurrent
resolution of the congress.
(j) Veterans of the Korean conflict and veterans having served
after January 31, 1955, in an area of hazardous duty for which an
armed forces expeditionary or Vietnam service medal was received or
veterans having served in the Vietnam era, which is that period
beginning February 28, 1961, and ending on May 7, 1975.
