Provides for an annual adjustment for reimbursements for certain veterans funerals
This bill updates the rules for reimbursing congressionally chartered veterans' organizations for funeral and burial expenses. It requires the state to adjust the maximum reimbursement amount annually based on changes in the consumer price index, with the new calculation starting in the 2025 fiscal year. The adjustment will be published each February and will increase by at least one percent but no more than four percent, rounded up to the nearest tenth of a percent. This change ensures that the reimbursement limit, currently capped at $2,000, keeps pace with inflation to better cover rising costs for veterans' funerals.
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in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
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Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2023
Last action Jun 5, 2024
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Committee
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Amendments
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Jun 5, 2024
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4613C
lower
May 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jun 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4613B
lower
Jun 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 23, 2023
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4613A
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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