Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada SB399: Revises provisions relating to veterans. (BDR 37-1046)
Status: Introduced
What the bill says
An act relating to veterans; prohibiting the Director of the Department of Veterans Services from charging a fee for the interment of the spouse of a veteran; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law requires the Director of the Department of Veterans Services to establish, operate and maintain veterans' cemeteries in this State. (NRS 417.090) Existing law further requires the Director to charge a fee for the interment of a family member of a veteran who is eligible for interment in a veterans' cemetery in this State…
From the introduced text, March 19, 2025:
AN ACT relating to veterans; prohibiting the Director of the Department of Veterans Services from charging a fee for the interment of the spouse of a veteran; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law requires the Director of the Department of Veterans Services to establish, operate and maintain veterans' cemeteries in this State. (NRS 417.090) Existing law further requires the Director to charge a fee for the interment of a family member of a veteran who is eligible for interment in a veterans' cemetery in this State. (NRS 417.210) This bill prohibits the Director from charging a fee for the interment of the spouse of a veteran. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. NRS 417.210 is hereby amended to read as follows: 417.210 1. A veteran who is eligible for interment in a national cemetery pursuant to the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 2402 is eligible for interment in a veterans' cemetery in this State. 2. An eligible veteran, or a member of his or her immediate family, or a veterans' organization recognized by the Director may - *SB399* apply for a plot in a cemetery for veterans in this State by submitting a request to the cemetery superintendent on a form to …
Sponsors
- Jeff Stone (R, 20) · primary sponsor