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House committee amends veteran-definition bill to align state language with recent House measure
Summary
The House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs Committee adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 448 to avoid conflicting definitions of "veteran" across statutes, then voted 13‑0 to report the bill ought to pass as amended. Testimony highlighted gaps that kept some honorably serving veterans from benefits and municipal implementation concerns.
The House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs Committee on Tuesday adopted a technical amendment to Senate Bill 448 that strikes a contested definition clause and aligns the statute with a version already enrolled in the House.
Representative Tom Manning introduced SB 448 as a cleanup measure to make New Hampshire statutes that reference "veteran" point back to RSA 21:50’s definitive language. Major General David Michalaitis, the state Adjutant General and commissioner of the Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services, told the panel that federal DD‑214 discharge codes include…
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