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 Back | 144th General Assembly
House Bill # 281 |
| Primary Sponsor: | Brady | Additional Sponsor(s): Sen. Ennis & Rep. Ewing |
| CoSponsors: | Reps. Blakey, Booth, Carey, Carson, Cathcart, Gilligan, Hall-Long, Hocker, Hudson, Johnson, Keeley, Kowalko, Lavelle, Lee, Lofink, Longhurst, Maier, Manolakos, NewLine, M Marshall, McWilliams, Miro, Mitchell, Mulrooney, Oberle, Outten, Plant, Schooley, B. Short, D. Short, Spence, Stone, Thornburg, Valihura, Viola, Wagner, Walls |
| Introduced on : | 12/18/2007 | |
| Long Title: | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 20 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE BURIAL OF WAR VETERANS. |
| Synopsis: | The provisions in §§901, 902, and 903 of Title 20 of the Delaware Code requiring the Delaware National Guard to fund the burial expenses of war veterans are outdated. They are no longer needed based on the legal requirements for the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) to provide for the burial of all indigents in Delaware and the well established DHSS procedures for doing so under 31 Del. C. §110. The federal government provides all military members deployed in combat zones with $150,000 in life insurance coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program at no cost to the service member. Military honors are provided by the Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs through the establishment of the Delaware Veterans Cemeteries. Maintaining the duplicative language in Title 20 has caused unnecessary confusion among the families of deceased veterans and within State government agencies.
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| Committee Reports: |
House Committee Report 01/16/08 F=9 M=0 U=0---->
Senate Committee report 06/05/08 F=5 M=1 U=0-----> |
| Voting Reports: |
House vote: () Passed 3/13/08 5:47:22 PM------->
Senate vote: () Passed 6/17/08 5:28:01 PM-------> |
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Actions History:
| Jun 30, 2008 - Signed by Governor
Jun 17, 2008 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jun 05, 2008 - Reported Out of Committee (VETERANS AFFAIRS) in Senate with 5 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
Mar 20, 2008 - Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee in Senate
Mar 13, 2008 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
Jan 16, 2008 - Reported Out of Committee (VETERANS AFFAIRS) in House with 9 Favorable
Dec 18, 2007 - Introduced and Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee in House
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