Bill > SF702

This bill removes the state veterans cemetery burial fee for spouses and dependents of eligible veterans. It amends Minnesota Statutes to specify that no plot or interment fees may be charged for the burial of eligible persons under the existing law, which includes service members who die on active duty and eligible veterans. The bill also allows the Department of Veterans Affairs to use money from the Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account to cover the agency's uncompensated burial costs for eligible dependents in the state's veteran cemeteries.