HCSHB1988--MILITARYHONORS
SPONSOR: Amato
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonVeteransbyavoteof12to1.
Thisbillraisesthefeeforacertifiedcopyofadeathrecord
from$14forthefirstcopyand$11foreachadditionalcopyto$19
forthefirstcopyand$16foreachadditionalcopy.
Thisbilladjustswherethefundsfromthefeego.Theportionof
thefeefortheMissouriCoroners'TrainingFunddecreasesfrom
$1.00to$.50andtheMissouriNationalGuardbeginstoreceive
$5.50forthespecificpurposeoffundingthemilitaryhonors
detailforveterans'funerals.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatweneedtohonorourveteransat
theirfunerals. Wecurrentlyaren'tcompensatingthosewho
participateinthehonordetailenough.Weneedtoraisethe
compensationrateforthehonordetail.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwasRepresentative Amato.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
OTHERS:OtherstestifyingonthebillsaytheNationalGuard
agreesthatthecurrentcompensationrateistoolow.However,
thereisn'tenoughmoneyinthebudgettoraisethecompensation
rateforthehonorsdetail.
TestifyinginpersononthebillwasNickHumphrey,Missouri
NationalGuard.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.