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Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 20)

Introduced January 9, 2025

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Signed By Governor
2025 Regular Session

HB191

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AN ACT relating to interment at state veterans' cemeteries.

Amend KRS 40.315 to expand interment eligibility in Kentucky state veterans' cemeteries to include eligible National Guard and Reserve service members and their families; EMERGENCY.

DeathsEffective Dates, EmergencyMilitary Affairs and Civil DefenseVeteransCemeteries and Burials

In effect since March 15, 2025

This act carries an emergency clause, so it took effect as soon as it became law instead of waiting the usual 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).

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This bill expands who is allowed to be buried in Kentucky's state veterans' cemeteries. National Guard and Reserve service members who meet eligibility requirements, along with their families, would now qualify for burial in these cemeteries alongside other veterans. Who it may affect: eligible National Guard and Reserve service members and their families.

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Legislative History

Jan 9, 2025 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 9, 2025 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 4, 2025 · House
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
Feb 11, 2025 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar With Committee Substitute (1) And Committee Amendment (1-Title)
Feb 12, 2025 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 12, 2025 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Thursday, February 13, 2025 (clerical)
Feb 14, 2025 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 93-0 With Committee Substitute (1) And Committee Amendment (1-Title)
Yea: 93
Nay: 0
Absent: 7
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Feb 18, 2025 · Senate
Received In Senate
Mar 7, 2025 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 32-0
Yea: 32
Nay: 0
Absent: 6
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Aaron Thompson

Representative · House District 098

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Billy Wesley

Representative · House District 091

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Bill.Wesley@kylegislature.gov
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Chad Aull

Representative · House District 079

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Steve Bratcher

Representative · House District 025

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steve.bratcher@kylegislature.gov
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Daniel Grossberg

Representative · House District 030

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daniel.grossberg@kylegislature.gov
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David Hale

Representative · House District 074

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David.Hale@kylegislature.gov
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Mark Hart

Representative · House District 078

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Mark.Hart@kylegislature.gov
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Adam Moore

Representative · House District 045

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adam.moore@kylegislature.gov
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