Authorizes a veteran's close friend or family member who is reasonably familiar with such veteran's wishes to request that such veteran be buried in a state veterans' cemetery
Summary
Authorizes a veteran's close friend or family who is reasonably familiar with such veteran's wishes to request that such veteran be buried in a state veterans' cemetery.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2021
Last action May 10, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2022
How they voted
62–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
May 11, 2022
D
Democratic43
97% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
4
May 11, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (62-0-1)
senate
May 10, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS
lower
May 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
upper
May 26, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS
lower
May 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Samra Brouk
DDemocratic/Working Families
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