Bill Text: HI HB1974 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Armed Services; Veterans; Burial

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-07-10 - (S) Act 307, 7/9/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1424). [HB1974 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2012-HB1974-Amended.html

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 123-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2012

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1974

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1974, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VETERANS,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this measure is to temporarily remove the residency requirements for the burial of members of the armed services and certain members of their family.  This measure also establishes criteria consistent with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs eligibility requirements for burial in a national or state cemetery.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Repealing established statutory language allowing for the burial of nonresident servicemen and dependents at the discretion of the legislative bodies of the respective counties;

 

     (2)  Changing the effective date to upon its approval; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1974, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1974, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair		____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Co-Chair
____________________________ MICHELLE KIDANI, Co-Chair		____________________________ TY CULLEN, Co-Chair