SB 2183 - BURIAL/MEMORIAL - Creates Funeral Honor Coins for Veterans - 2017

Funeral Honor Coins for Veterans

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 37-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the conferment of a veterans commemorative memorial coin; and to provide an appropriation to the department of veterans' affairs.

• Provide $8,500 of general funds for design and purchase of a Veterans Commemorative memorial coin
• Require private matching funds up to $25,500 for purchasing of coins
• Provide that up to $4,000 of the $8,500 in general funds be used to design the coin

SENATE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Added retroactive: regardless of date of veterans death
• Family member may purchase coins 
• Require funding for at least four thousand coins 
• Committee recommends DO PASS 5-0-1 SJ 231
• Amendment adopted referred to Senate Appropriations
• Committee recommends DO PASS 13-0-1 SJ 361
• PASSED SENATE 46-0 SJ 381

HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

• Changed from creating one section to two sections of NDCC 37-18
• Changed from "Deceased Veteran" to "Deceased North Dakota Veteran"
• Removed the $8,500 appropriation and the appropriations section
• Added new section creating a "Commemorative memorial coin fund"
  • Moneys appropriated to this fund to be used by NDDVA for the coins
  • Allows gifts, grants, and donations to be received by NDDVA for this fund
  • Allows NDDVA to use these donated funds on a continuing basis
• Committee recommends DO PASS 13-0-1 HJ 933
• Referred back to Committee for further amendments HJ 1001
• Removed all references to provide appropriation
• Removed the new section creating a "Commemorative memorial coin fund"
  • Replaced with a new line to section 4 allowing NDDVA to accept and expend gifts, grants or donations for these coins
• Committee recommends DO PASS 13-0-1 HJ 1032
• PASSED HOUSE 93-0-1 

SENATE REFUSED TO CONCUR  SJ 1047

• Senate Conference committee appointed: Bekkedahl, Vedaa, Marcellais SJ 1047
• House Conference committee appointed: Laning, Beadle, P. Anderson HJ 1387
• Conference Committee Scheduled Hearings
• Conference Committee amendments
  • Added legislative intent section: Legislative intent is that ACOVA consider use of PWTF dollars to fund at least 4,000 coins.
• Amendments refused sent back to conference committee
• Conference Committee amendments
  • Section 1 # 3 added subsection (b): Definition of a veteran added and was ND resident during any period of the individuals life
• PASSED SENATE 46-0 SJ 1444
• PASSED HOUSE 87-0 HJ 1695

SIGNED BY SPEAKER HJ 1731

SIGNED BY PRESIDENT SJ 1509

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR SJ 1579