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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 518

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Relating to: disposition of the unclaimed cremated remains of veterans and their dependents. (FE)

Cemetery Funeral and funeral director Garage Public officers Veteran Veterans affairs, department of Veterinary medicine

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires a funeral director, cemetery authority, or public officer having

custody of unclaimed cremated remains to contact the Department of Veterans

Affairs (DVA) or a county veterans service officer (CVSO) within 90 days after

cremation to determine whether the cremated remains are of a veteran or other

person eligible for burial at a veterans cemetery. If DVA or the CVSO determines that

the cremated remains are of a veteran or other such person, the bill authorizes the

funeral director, cemetery authority, or public officer to transfer the cremated

remains to DVA for burial in a veterans cemetery. The bill also provides an

exemption from civil liability for a person who transfers cremated remains to DVA

under the bill, unless the transfer involves negligence or reckless, wanton, or

intentional misconduct.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Harsdorf (R) , Marklein (R) , Olsen (R) , Ringhand (D) , Vinehout (D)

17 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Brandtjen (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Gannon (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jarchow (R) , Knodl (R) , Kremer (R) , Macco (R) , Murphy (R) , Murtha (R) , Novak (R) , Petryk (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Skowronski (R) , T. Larson (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 17, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 3 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 17, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 17, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 7, 2016 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, Marklein, Vinehout, Olsen and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Skowronski, Jarchow, Murtha, Petryk, Gannon, Macco, Horlacher, Novak, Ballweg, Kremer, Edming, R. Brooks, E. Brooks, Murphy, T. Larson, Brandtjen and Knodl

  2. Jan 7, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs

  3. Jan 15, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Harsdorf

  4. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jan 21, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 28, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Harsdorf

  7. Feb 1, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senator Harsdorf

  8. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  11. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  12. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 3 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  13. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1