Bill Text: OR HB3658 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the development of a medal to honor Oregon military members who have fallen in the line of duty.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-08-02 - Chapter 696, (2011 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2012. [HB3658 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB3658-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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LC 4159

                         House Bill 3658

Sponsored by Representatives HUNT, WITT, ESQUIVEL, SHEEHAN;
  Representatives BOONE, CAMERON, DEMBROW, DOHERTY, FREDERICK,
  GELSER, MATTHEWS, MCLANE

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Directs Adjutant General to form commission to develop and name
medal to honor fallen military members from Oregon. Directs
commission to present medal design to Governor for approval.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the development of a medal to honor Oregon military
  members who have fallen in the line of duty.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) The Adjutant General shall form a
commission that includes the Adjutant General, two Assistant
Adjutants General and two veterans' service officers.
  (2) The purpose of the commission is to develop and name a
medal that will honor fallen military members for the courage and
sacrifice they have made for the State of Oregon. The purpose of
the medal is to honor the memory and sacrifice of military
members from Oregon who were killed in action or who died as a
result of wounds received in action, including action in the wars
in Iraq and Afghanistan. The intent of the Legislative Assembly
is to have the medal be awarded to the fallen service members and
be presented to the next of kin of those military members.
  (3) The commission shall design the medal and suggest an
appropriate name for the medal and an appropriate ceremony for
presentation of the medal to the next of kin. The name of the
medal may not be the same as or similar to any military medal
issued by the federal government.
  (4) Upon completion of the design, the commission shall present
the medal design to the Governor, as Commander in Chief of the
Oregon National Guard, for the Governor's approval.
  (5) If the Governor approves, the Governor shall present the
proposed medal to the Seventy-seventh Legislative Assembly for
its approval. + }
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