HB 6052 Summary

• Capitalizes "Armed Forces" and "Department of Veterans Affairs" references in the Michigan veterans' facility act to conform to proper naming conventions.

• Changes "armed forces" to "Armed Forces" and "department of veterans affairs'" to "Department of Veterans Affairs" throughout the statute.

• Replaces gendered language with gender-neutral terms, including changing "the wife" to "a surviving spouse" and "mother or father" to "parents."

• Updates conditional language from "provided that" to "if" and changes "shall" to "must" in provisions regarding admission requirements and financial assignments.

• Effectiveness is contingent upon passage of Senate Joint Resolution ____ or House Joint Resolution T (request no. 02690'19) becoming part of the Michigan Constitution.