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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 916
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 3570
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
AN ACT CONCERNING FE ES FOR CERTIFIED COPIES OF VITAL
RECORDS SOUGHT IN CO NNECTION WITH THE SOLDIERS,
SAILORS AND MARINES FUND.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 7-74 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
1, 2021): 3
(c) (1) The fee for one certified copy of a certificate of death for any 4
deceased person who was a veteran, as defined in subsection (a) of 5
section 27-103, shall be waived when such copy is requested by a 6
spouse, child or parent of such deceased veteran. 7
(2) The fee for a certified copy of any vital record shall be waived 8
when such copy is requested by a person in connection with an 9
application for aid from the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund, as 10
established under section 27-138. 11 Raised Bill No. 916
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2021 7-74(c)
Statement of Purpose:
To require the waiver of fees charged for certified copies of vital records
sought in connection with a person's application for aid from the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund.
[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.]