Veterans Services, Dept. of - As introduced, enacts the "Major Trevor Joseph Act," which requires the department to provide burial services for any person who died while on active duty with the armed forces and is being interred in a state veterans cemetery on any date requested by the family members of the person if the department is given notice of the burial at least 72 hours in advance of the burial. - Amends TCA Title 46, Chapter 6 and Title 58.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2020
Last action May 27, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
10
May 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal. in State Committee
lower
May 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Committee for 5/27/2020
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/17/2020
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Action def. in State Committee to 3/17/2020
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/10/2020
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/3/2020
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Committee
P2C, ref. to State Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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