HB1635

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

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Amends Tennessee Code to revise eligibility for interment in state veterans' cemeteries and removes fees for eligible veterans.

The bill amends Tennessee Code to update eligibility criteria for interment in state veterans' cemeteries. It specifies that individuals eligible for interment include those meeting federal criteria or those who were members of reserve components discharged under honorable conditions. It also extends eligibility to spouses, minor children, and dependent incapacitated children of eligible individuals. The bill removes fees for interment for eligible veterans and members of reserve components. It takes effect upon becoming law.

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Roll Call Votes

26 Yea

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0 Nay

History

May 5

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 839

Apr 7

House

Comp. SB subst.

Apr 7

House

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