| Old | New | Differences | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7181 | |
| 2 | - | January Session, 2017 *_____HB07181VA____030617____* | |
| 1 | + | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7181 | |
| 2 | + | January Session, 2017 LCO No. 3954 | |
| 3 | + | *03954_______VA_* | |
| 4 | + | Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS | |
| 5 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | + | (VA) | |
| 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | - | ||
| 10 | + | Raised Bill No. 7181 | |
| 7 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 12 | January Session, 2017 | |
| 9 | 13 | ||
| 10 | - | *_____HB07181VA____030617____* | |
| 14 | + | LCO No. 3954 | |
| 15 | + | ||
| 16 | + | *03954_______VA_* | |
| 17 | + | ||
| 18 | + | Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS | |
| 19 | + | ||
| 20 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | + | ||
| 22 | + | (VA) | |
| 11 | 23 | ||
| 12 | 24 | AN ACT HONORING DECEASED VETERANS. | |
| 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
| 15 | 27 | ||
| 16 | 28 | Section 1. Section 27-76 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): | |
| 17 | 29 | ||
| 18 | - | When requested by the commander of any accredited veteran organization or by friends or relatives of any deceased person who has served in any of the armed forces of the United States during time of war, as defined by section 27-103, or who has served in the National Guard for more than twenty years or who has died while a member of the National Guard, the Adjutant General shall order an honor guard detail from the National Guard, the naval militia, the State Guard or the organized militia to attend the funeral, except that if an honor guard detail from such guard or militia is unavailable or committed elsewhere, the Adjutant General shall request an honor guard detail from a bona fide Connecticut state veterans' organization, provided such detail shall comply with the rules and procedures set forth in Connecticut National Guard regulation 37-106. Such detail shall consist of not more than five members plus one bugler. The members thereof shall be compensated at the rate of fifty dollars per day. Such compensation shall be paid from funds appropriated to the Adjutant General for the pay of the National Guard and from federal funds received for that purpose. | |
| 30 | + | When requested by the commander of any accredited veteran organization or by friends or relatives of any deceased person who has served in any of the armed forces of the United States during time of war, as defined by section 27-103, or who has served in the National Guard for more than twenty years or who has died while a member of the National Guard, the Adjutant General shall order an honor guard detail from the National Guard, the naval militia, the State Guard or the organized militia to attend the funeral, except that if an honor guard detail from such guard or militia is unavailable or committed elsewhere, the Adjutant General shall request an honor guard detail from a bona fide Connecticut state veterans' organization, provided such detail shall comply with the rules and procedures set forth in Connecticut National Guard regulation 37-106. Such detail shall consist of [not more than five members plus] two members to fold and present the United States flag to the next of kin of such deceased person, three riflemen or riflewomen and one bugler. The members thereof shall be compensated at the rate of fifty dollars per day. Such compensation shall be paid from funds appropriated to the Adjutant General for the pay of the National Guard and from federal funds received for that purpose. | |
| 19 | 31 | ||
| 20 | 32 | ||
| 21 | 33 | ||
| 22 | 34 | ||
| 23 | 35 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 24 | 36 | Section 1 from passage 27-76 | |
| 25 | 37 | ||
| 26 | 38 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 27 | 39 | ||
| 28 | 40 | Section 1 | |
| 29 | 41 | ||
| 30 | 42 | from passage | |
| 31 | 43 | ||
| 32 | 44 | 27-76 | |
| 33 | 45 | ||
| 46 | + | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 34 | 47 | ||
| 48 | + | To require certain military honors at funerals for deceased veterans. | |
| 35 | 49 | ||
| 36 | - | VA Joint Favorable Subst. | |
| 37 | - | ||
| 38 | - | VA | |
| 39 | - | ||
| 40 | - | Joint Favorable Subst. | |
| 50 | + | [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.] |