HB 2670
Initials NM/CV Page 1 Transmitted
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
First Regular Session
House: MAPS DPA 15-0-0-0 | 3
rd
Read DP 53-5-0-2
Senate: MAPS DPA 7-0-0-0 | APPROP DP 8-2-0-0 | 3
rd
Read DPA 28-0-0-2
Final Pass: 56-0-0-4
HB 2670: state agencies; veterans status; inquiry
Sponsor: Representative Travers, LD 12
Transmitted to Governor
Overview
Includes Space Force within the definition of Armed Forces of the United States. Additionally,
permits members of the Arizona National Guard and the U.S. Armed Forces Reserves to be
buried in veteran's cemeteries.
History
The Arizona Department of Veteran Services (ADVS) provides services to veterans through
various means including: 1) the administration of professional benefits counselors located
throughout the state; 2) operating skilled-nursing veterans' home facilities to provide short-term
and long-term care; and 3) operating veterans' memorial cemeteries (A.R.S. § 41-603).
Provisions
1. Includes Space Force in the definition of Armed Forces of the United States. (Sec. 1, 2)
2. Allows ADVS to provide burial services in state veterans' cemeteries for members of the
Arizona National Guard and the U.S. Armed Forces Reserves. (Sec. 3)
3. Contains a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024. (Sec. 4)
4. Makes conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 2)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note