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HI SB540

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/24/2013

Primary Sponsor

William Espero

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Makes permanent the requirements for burial of United States Armed Forces members and their dependents in Hawaii's veterans cemeteries
  • Aligns burial eligibility criteria in Hawaii's veterans cemeteries with United States Department of Veterans Affairs standards for national and state cemetery burial
  • Removes uncertainty surrounding veterans burial provisions and clarifies eligibility requirements for affected families
  • Received support from the National Association for Uniformed Services-Hawaii Chapter, Department of Hawaii Veterans of Foreign Wars, Papa Ola Lokahi, and the Office of Veterans Services
  • Recommended for passage to Second Reading and referral to the Committee on Finance

Legislative Description

Armed Services; Veterans; Burial

Last Action

Act 041, 4/23/2013 (Gov. Msg. No. 1141).

4/24/2013

Committee Referrals

Finance3/22/2013
Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts3/7/2013
Ways and Means2/6/2013
Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs1/22/2013

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