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SENATE BILL NO. 924 Offered January 11, 2023 Prefiled January 6, 2023 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 44 an article numbered 14, consisting of a section numbered 44-122.1, relating to burial fees for military spouses. ---------- Patrons-- DeSteph, Bell, Cosgrove, Morrissey and Spruill ---------- Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 44 an article numbered 14, consisting of a section numbered 44-122.1, as follows:

Article 14. Burial Fees for Military Spouses.

§ 44-122.1. Burial fee for military spouses.

From such funds as may be appropriated, the Commonwealth shall pay any burial fee charged for the burial of a spouse of a member or veteran of the United States Armed Forces, or the surviving spouse of such member or veteran, at a veterans cemetery operated by the Department of Veterans Services. The Department of Veterans Services shall develop guidelines concerning the administration of this section.