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WV HB5377
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/9/2026
Primary Sponsor
Sarah Drennan
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AI Summary
- Expands eligibility for burial in the West Virginia state veterans' cemetery to include former National Guard and military reserve members who served at least four years and received a discharge other than dishonorable
- Requires eligible National Guard/reserve members to have been West Virginia residents for two consecutive years prior to death, or to have completed their qualifying enlistment in the West Virginia National Guard or reserves
- Applies eligibility retroactively to decedents who passed away after March 15, 2022
- Establishes a Burial Equity Grant Program providing up to $1,000 per family to cover burial costs, administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs on a first-come-first-serve basis
- Creates a Burial Equity Fund in the State Treasury with an initial appropriation of $50,000 by September 1, 2026, which does not revert to general revenue at fiscal year end
Legislative Description
Burial Equity Act
Last Action
To House Finance
2/9/2026
Committee Referrals
Finance2/9/2026
Full Bill Text
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