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MS HB796
Bill
Status
2/5/2019
Primary Sponsor
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes
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AI Summary
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Expands the "Vet" designation on Mississippi driver's licenses and identification cards to include any person honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces, including reserve components, not just those meeting the federal definition of "honorably discharged veteran."
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Requires applicants requesting the "Vet" designation to present a DD-214 or equivalent discharge document with notation from the State Veterans Affairs Board or Adjutant General confirming honorable discharge status.
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Applies the expanded eligibility to new, renewal, and duplicate driver's licenses, temporary driving permits, intermediate licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and identification cards.
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Amends Mississippi Code Sections 63-1-35 and 45-35-3 to implement these changes.
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Takes effect July 1, 2019.
Legislative Description
Driver's license; expand eligibility for "Vet" designation to any person honorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces, including reserves.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/5/2019