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January 23 | HB20-1051: Identification Of Veteran Remains For Proper Military Burial

HB20-1051:  Identification Of Veteran Remains For Proper Military Burial

Bill Status: Pass and signed by Governor Polis on March 20, 2020.

The bill permits an organization recognized and authorized by the United States veterans administration and the national personnel records center to determine whether any unclaimed cremated remains are of United States military veterans or qualified family members who are eligible for interment in a national cemetery or state veterans' cemetery.

If such unclaimed cremated remains are identified, the facility in possession of the remains is required to transfer the remains to a national cemetery or state veterans' cemetery.

 

Click here to read the final Act.