MI HB6065

Replaces gender-specific language with gender-neutral terms throughout the Veterans' Military Pay Act, including changing "husband or wife" to "spouse" and "mother and father" to "parents."

Changes archaic terminology such as "heretofore" to "formerly," "hereafter" to "in the future," and "armed forces" to "Armed Forces" for modernization and consistency.

Updates pronouns from "his" to "his or her" throughout the statute to ensure equal application to all veterans and beneficiaries regardless of gender.

Revises references to "person" to "individual" and updates procedural language such as "shall be" to "must" and "defined" to "described" for clarity and contemporary usage.

Takes effect only upon passage of Senate Joint Resolution ____ or House Joint Resolution T (request no. 02690'19) by the 100th Legislature and adoption as part of the state constitution.