General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5801 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2682 *02682HB05801VA_* Referred to Committee on Select Committee on Veterans' Affairs Introduced by: (VA) General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5801 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2682 *02682HB05801VA_* Referred to Committee on Select Committee on Veterans' Affairs Introduced by: (VA) AN ACT CONCERNING A STATE SONG OF REMEMBRANCE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The song "Taps", composed by Daniel Butterfield, shall be the state song of remembrance. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section Statement of Purpose: To designate the song "Taps", performed by the honor guard at the funerals of members of the armed forces killed in action and the funerals of certain honorably discharged veterans, as the state song of remembrance. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] Co-Sponsors: REP. NICASTRO, 79th Dist. Co-Sponsors: REP. NICASTRO, 79th Dist. H.B. 5801