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WV HB2053
Bill
Status
Passed
3/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Doug Smith
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AI Summary
- Adds the United States Space Force to statutory definitions of "Armed Forces of the United States" and "uniformed services" across 11 sections of West Virginia Code
- Updates military service credit provisions in the West Virginia Public Employees Retirement System, State Teachers Retirement System, State Police Retirement System, and Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System to include Space Force service
- Amends the state veterans' cemetery eligibility, state income tax military retirement deductions, and law-enforcement certification requirements to recognize Space Force members
- Updates the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children and the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act to include Space Force in definitions of uniformed services
- Modifies the Military Service Members Court Act to include Space Force members in the definition of "military service member" for court program eligibility
- Effective June 11, 2025 (90 days from passage on March 13, 2025)
Legislative Description
Relating to including the United States Space Force in the definition armed forces
Military and Veterans
Last Action
Approved by Governor 3/21/2025 - House Journal
3/21/2025
Committee Referrals
Military2/26/2025
Government Organization2/12/2025
Full Bill Text
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