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SB2183
Bill Details
Funeral Honor Coins for Veterans
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 37-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the conferment of a veterans commemorative memorial coin; and to provide an appropriation to the department of veterans' affairs.
This bill would:
- Provide $8,500 of general funds for design and purchase of a Veterans Commemorative memorial coin
- Require private matching funds up to $25,500 for purchasing of coins
- Provide that up to $4,000 of the $8,500 in general funds be used to design the coin
SENATE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS
- Added retroactive: regardless of date of veterans death
- Family member may purchase coins
- Require funding for at least four thousand coins
- Committee recommends DO PASS 5-0-1 SJ 231
- Amendment adopted referred to Senate Appropriations
- Committee recommends DO PASS 13-0-1 SJ 361
- PASSED SENATE 46-0 SJ 381
HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS
- Changed from creating one section to two sections of NDCC 37-18
- Changed from "Deceased Veteran" to "Deceased North Dakota Veteran"
- Removed the $8,500 appropriation and the appropriations section
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Added new section creating a "Commemorative memorial coin fund"
- Moneys appropriated to this fund to be used by NDDVA for the coins
- Allows gifts, grants, and donations to be received by NDDVA for this fund
- Allows NDDVA to use these donated funds on a continuing basis
- Committee recommends DO PASS 13-0-1 HJ 933
- Referred back to Committee for further amendments HJ 1001
- Removed all references to provide appropriation
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Removed the new section creating a "Commemorative memorial coin fund"
- Replaced with a new line to section 4 allowing NDDVA to accept and expend gifts, grants or donations for these coins
- Committee recommends DO PASS 13-0-1 HJ 1032
- PASSED HOUSE 93-0-1
SENATE REFUSED TO CONCUR SJ 1047
- Senate Conference committee appointed: Bekkedahl, Vedaa, Marcellais SJ 1047
- House Conference committee appointed: Laning, Beadle, P. Anderson HJ 1387
- Conference Committee Scheduled Hearings
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Conference Committee amendments
- Added legislative intent section: Legislative intent is that ACOVA consider use of PWTF dollars to fund at least 4,000 coins.
- Amendments refused sent back to conference committee
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Conference Committee amendments
- Section 1 # 3 added subsection (b): Definition of a veteran added and was ND resident during any period of the individuals life
- PASSED SENATE 46-0 SJ 1444
- PASSED HOUSE 87-0 HJ 1695
SIGNED BY SPEAKER HJ 1731
SIGNED BY PRESIDENT SJ 1509
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR SJ 1579
Senators; Sorvaag, Campbell, Dever. Representatives M.Johnson, Kading, Kasper
Bill Status
January 11, 2017
- Introduced referred to GVA
January 19, 2017
- Committee Hearing:10:00am. Sheyenne River Room
January 31, 2017
- Amendments adopted. Referred to Senate Appropriations
February 7, 2017
- Senate Appropriations Committtee Hearing 9:30am Harvest Room
February 13, 2017
- PASSED 46-0
March 9, 2017
- Committee Hearing: Fort Union Room 9:30am
March 13, 2017
- Amendment adopted-Referred back to GVA committee
March 22, 2017
- Passed House 93-0-1
April 4, 2017
- Conf.Committee Hearing.Sheyenne River. 11:00am
April 5, 2017
- Conf.Committee Hearing. Sheyenne River. 3:00pm
April 7, 2017
- Conf. Committee Hearing.Sheyenne River 10:30am
April 13, 2017
- Conf. Committee Hearing. Sheyenne River 9:00am
Additional Links
Thursday, January 12, 2017