Burial Benefits Veteran Spouse

A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for veterans' spouses and dependents burial fees at the veterans' cemetery

This bill would...

  • Pay the burial costs for Veteran Spouse at Veterans Cemetery
  • $160,000

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

  • Changed appropriations to $250,000
  • Committee recommends DO PASS as amended 7-0-0 SJ 347
  • Referred to Senate Appropriations
  • Committee recommends DO PASS 13-0-1 SJ 487
  • PASSED SENATE 46-0 SJ 511

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

  • Reduced from $250,000 to $175,000
  • Changed from "paying" cost of interring to "defraying" the cost of interring
  • Change from 2019-2021 bienium to Period of: March 1, 2020-June 30, 2021
  • PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 1626
  • PASSED HOUSE 69-21 HJ 1888

FISCAL NOTE: $175,000

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 4/23/2019 SJ 1894

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Senate Government and Veterans Affairs Senate Appropriations House Government and Veterans Affairs House Appropriations
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Senator Marcellais Senator Dever Senator Gary Lee Representative Laning Representative Matt Ruby Representative Trottier
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