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TN HB1635

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2026

Primary Sponsor

William Lamberth

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Origin

House of Representatives

114th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands eligibility for interment in Tennessee state veterans' cemeteries to include members of reserve components, Army National Guard, and Air National Guard who were honorably discharged and completed their contracted service obligation

  • Extends interment eligibility to spouses, surviving spouses, minor children, and dependent incapacitated children of newly eligible reserve and guard members

  • Prohibits the Department of Veterans Services from charging interment fees for eligible veterans, reserve/guard members, their most recent spouses, and qualifying children

  • Specifies acceptable documents for verifying eligibility, including NGB Forms 22, 438, and 439; DD Forms 214, 256, 256AF, and 257; and discharge orders from service branches

  • Takes effect immediately upon becoming law, with a provision that implementation cannot jeopardize federal funding for state veterans' cemeteries

Legislative Description

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 46, Chapter 6, relative to state veterans' cemeteries.

Cemeteries

Last Action

Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

3/11/2026

Committee Referrals

State & Local Government3/10/2026
Departments & Agencies Subcommittee3/4/2026
State & Local Government1/21/2026

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