Burial & Memorial

Intent of Legislative Bill:

Intent of Legislative Bill:

Intent of legislative bill:

Interment at Veterans’ Cemetery Eligibility

• Add: "a child who is without any sibling and who survives the veteran" to eligibility for internment at ND State Veterans Cemetary
• Fiscal note: $350,000. Federal VA Cemetery Grants

Book of ND Veterans

• The Adjutant General shall initiate and coordinate the writing, publishing, and distribution of a record of all North Dakota Veterans, including a record of all North Dakotans killed in action and missing in action since statehood. The Adjutant General shall determine the projected costs for the completion of the writing, publishing, and distribution of the records and present those projections to the legislative management.
• Appropriations: $0
• Fiscal note: $0

Caskets for Veterans

Origination of Bill: Senator Marcellais, Richard

• Provide military casket at no cost to veterans interred in ND
• Type of casket to be approved by Adjutant General
• Appropriations: $2,800,000

Bill re-introduced in 2015 SB 2238

Appropriations - Veterans' Military Caskets and Urns

A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the adjutant general for veterans' military caskets and urns.

• Provide military casket at no cost to veterans interred in ND 
• Fiscal note of $2,800,000

Senate amendments:

• Moved to ND DVA
• removed funding of $2,800,00
• Moved to County Social services

House amendments:

• Changed from shall to may: allowed family to choose

Senate concurred to house amendments

Veterans' Cemetery Burial Fees for Dependents of Veterans

A BILL for an Act to provide for an appropriation for veterans' spouses and dependents burial fees at the veterans' cemetery.

• Pay for interring veterans eligible spouse and dependents at ND veterans Cemetery
• Fiscal note: $160,000

House Actions:

• Passed House GVA 14-0
• House appropriations recommended Do NOT Pass 19-2-2
• Failed House

Honor Guard Leave for State Employees

Origination: DOT, Sen. Lyson

Provides 24 hours of paid leave time for classified government employees to participate in honor guard for funerals.

Military Surviving Family Member Special Plates

A BILL for an Act to create and enact section 39-04-10.14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the issuance of special plates for surviving family members of fallen members of the United States military.