Issuing annual fishing licenses to certain resident disabled veterans

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current state law, a disabled veteran who is a resident of this state may be issued an annual fishing license at a lower fee than the regular fee for the license if he or she has a service-connected disability rating of 70 percent or greater, as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This percentage disability rating is based on medical records and doctors' reports. For example, a disability rating of 80 percent entitles a veteran to an 80 percent disability compensation payment. However, in each case, the VA also determines whether the veteran's disability, based on his or her education, skills, and medical condition, is so severe as to render the veteran "individually unemployable." If the VA makes this determination, the veteran is not compensated based on the percentage disability rating. Instead, he or she is compensated at the 100 percent rating level. This bill expands the eligibility for an annual fishing license at the lower fee to a veteran who is determined to be "individually unemployable."

Who's behind it

21 lawmakers are its authors⁠. 16 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.

12 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From DNR

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

• Amendment AA1-AB83
• LC Amendment Memo