IT"S OFFICIAL the MSRRA passed the HOUSE and is on it's way to the PRESIDENT"S DESK!!
MSRRA, amends SCRA allowing spouses the same provisions as their service members w/regards to declaring a home state.
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Sheryl Murphy I passed the press release on to the Hawaii Navy News contacts. Hopefully they'll write something and publicize this so more spouses here learn about it. Since none of Hawaii's legislators gave their support, I doubt it will get any coverage in the "local" news.

Military Spouses Residency Relief Act WHAT WE ANTICIPATE The Military Spouses Residency Relief Act has gone to the President for his signature last week. According to the HOW OUR LAWS ARE MADE booklet printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, pg 43.

Military Spouses Residency Relief Act WHAT WE ANTICIPATE - PART II "Article I, Section 7, of the Constitution provides in part that- Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate shall before it becomes a Law, be presented to the President of the United States. In actual practice, a clerk on

Military Spouses Residency Relief Act WHAT WE ANTICIPATE - PART III the Committee on House Administration or the Secretary of the Senate when originated in that body, delivers the original enrolled bill to a clerk at the White House and obtains a receipt. The fact of the delivery is then reported to the House by the chairman of the committee. Delivery to a White House clerk has customarily been regarded as presentation to the President and as

Military Spouses Residency Relief Act WHAT WE ANTICIPATE - PART IV commencing the 10-day constitutional period for presidential action. ....If the President approves the bill, he signs it and usually writes the word "approved "and the date. However, the constitution requires only that the president signs it.

Military Spouses Residency Relief Act WHAT WE ANTICIPATE - PART V The bill may become aw without the President's signature by virtue of the constitutional provision that if the President does not return a bill with objections within 10 days (excluding Sundays) after it has been presented to the President, it becomes law as if the President had signed it."

Lori
Under this bill, can I keep residency in my home state if my active duty spouse claims residency in another state? That is the battle I am fighting now. I shouldn't have to choose between claiming residency in my AD spouse's state of record (where I've never lived) and the state in which we are currently stationed (and... do not intend to stay). I should be able to keep my own state residency & voting rights, just like my AD spouse. I am not a second-class citizen.Read More

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Lanette Grovesteen Lepper

Believe me, Lori... I totally get where you're coming from as I'm in the same boat... but in order to get the bill introduced we had to go with what we got, figuring it was a better update to the SCRS than no update at all. Baby steps... (bad expression... I think the MSRRA is a HUGE step in the right direction!)

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Melissa

I agree that you're not a second-class citizen, but I think you might be missing the point. As I understand it, AD servicemembers are permitted to designate a state of residency based upon the premise that, if he or she weren't on military orders, he or she would be living and working in his or her home state.

As a spouse of an AD servicemember... Read More and with the new MSRRA (fingers crossed that Pres. Obama signs it), you can either become a resident of the state in which you are currently living, or you can designate your AD spouse's home state as your home state. This makes sense because, in theory, you would choose to live with your spouse if he weren't on orders rather than choose to live apart from him or her in your own, separate home state.

The AD servicemember can amend his or her place of legal residence by filling out DD form 2058 (I think), and jumping through a few administrative hoops. Lori, assuming you and your husband are planning on moving back to your home state together when he separates, you might be better off changing his state of legal residency to your state. Therefore, you'd keep your home state, and you could both pay taxes and vote in your state.

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Military Spouses Residency Relief Act I thought that you would all like to see this. These are the stats or insights for the page. Insights: 6.7 Post Quality, 906 Interactions This Week Most Active Cities: Washington 23, Norfolk 16, San Diego 16, Waterloo 11 Most Active Countries: United States 408, Canada 11, Germany 6, Japan 3, South Korea 2, Ecuador 1, United Kingdom 1, Guam 1, Italy 1, Lebanon 1, Puerto Rico 1 Keep spreading the word! Rikki

Cynthia Wass Shepard Have talked to a lot of AF PA offices this week and they are very willing to run this story, once the POTUS has signed it:) I have sent out the press releases and followed up with phone calls to make sure that the information is in their hands:)

Lynn Carroll
I'm looking forward to maintaining residency for the purposes of voting. Being involved with MSRRA has made me passionate about the responsibility we all have to become informed and involved in issues that concern us. With easy access to information, including the text of legislation and and candidates' and elected o...fficials' positions, we have all the tools we need to be informed, responsible, active voters.Read More

Military Spouses Residency Relief Act The writer, Karen Francis, represented MSRRA at several Congressional Hearings and we thank her for her presence and regularly writing in support of MSRRA. Thank You, Karen!

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A few years ago, two military spouses, Rebecca Poynter and Joanna Williamson - entrepreneurs and businesswomen - decided that they had just had ENOUGH of the tax differences, the standing in line to change ...

Scott
What will be interesting is how and when the states will begin to deal with this bill once signed into law. For example, I'm a resident of TX, Mrs is resident of CA (just moved) but would need to switch to VA (where we're now stationed). Can she go and get a TX license retro-actively? If not, can she keep her CA or ...must she get a VA license? I think I can figure out taxes...mil member and spuse claim in one state and file there. But will the taxes be pro-rated? The full text of the bill doesn't really tell me what will happen...Read More

Sara Colorado Can we expect Obama to sign the bill into law this week?

Military Spouses Residency Relief Act
Worth Noting from the Spokesman Article: This nation has long respected the service of the men and women of the military, but we¹ve been slow to appreciate the sacrifices made by their families. The recognition is overdue, but now there¹s strong, bipartisan advocacy that can ensure concrete results.
We look forward to t...he President's signature and ask your help in spreading the word to your local or base paper. Media Releae is here.Read More