As Introduced

129th General Assembly
Regular Session
2011-2012
H. B. No. 450


Representative Pillich 

Cosponsors: Representatives Driehaus, Szollosi, Antonio, Fedor, Stinziano, Reece, Yuko, Okey 



A BILL
To enact section 5747.084 of the Revised Code to 1
promote enrollment for the veterans' compensation 2
authorized in Section 2r of Article VIII, Ohio 3
Constitution, by enabling eligible veterans to 4
identify themselves on the personal income tax 5
return.6


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. That section 5747.084 of the Revised Code be 7
enacted to read as follows:8

       Sec. 5747.084. As used in this section, "eligible veteran" 9
means an individual taxpayer who is eligible for the compensation 10
authorized by Section 2r of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution.11

       An individual taxpayer who is an eligible veteran may 12
indicate on the taxpayer's annual return filed under section 13
5747.08 of the Revised Code that the taxpayer, the taxpayer's 14
spouse, or a dependent is an eligible veteran. The tax 15
commissioner shall provide a space on the annual return forms by 16
which a taxpayer may make such an indication. The space provided 17
shall allow a taxpayer to indicate whether the taxpayer, spouse, 18
or dependent served in active duty in the United States armed 19
forces at any time between August 2, 1990, and March 3, 1991, at 20
any time between October 7, 2001, and the date determined by the 21
president of the United States as the end of involvement of the 22
United States armed forces in Afghanistan, or at any time between 23
March 19, 2003, and the date determined by the president of the 24
United States as the end of the involvement of the United States 25
armed forces in Iraq. The commissioner shall also print in the 26
instructions accompanying the annual return form the definition of 27
an eligible veteran and a notice that, for any person identified 28
on the return as an eligible veteran, the commissioner will 29
forward to the director of veterans services the person's name, 30
address, and the term during which the person served in active 31
duty in the United States armed forces as indicated on the return.32

       For each person identified on a return as an eligible 33
veteran, the tax commissioner shall forward to the director of 34
veterans services the person's name, address, and term during 35
which the person served in active duty in the United States armed 36
forces as indicated on the return.37