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Committee approves bill to expand interment eligibility at state veterans cemeteries
Summary
House Bill 191, presented to the Senate VMAP committee, would align Kentucky law with federal changes to permit burial benefits for certain National Guard and Reserve members who were not called to active duty; the committee unanimously advanced the bill.
House Bill 191, presented by Representative Aaron Thompson, was advanced unanimously by the Senate VMAP Committee. The bill seeks to modify state statute to mirror federal changes and allow additional interments in Kentucky’s five state veterans cemeteries.
Representative Aaron Thompson said the bill would align Kentucky law with what he described as the federal "bridal garden reserve act of, 2022," and allow a narrow class of National Guard and Reserve members, their eligible…
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