SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
FISCAL NOTE
BILL NO. Senate Bill 130 PRINTER NO. 79
AMOUNT FUND
No Fiscal Impact General Fund
DATE INTRODUCED PRIME SPONSOR
January 22, 2025 Senator Mastriano
DESCRIPTION
Senate Bill 130 amends Title 51 (Military Affairs) to provide for notice of Veterans
Affairs burial benefits for veterans.
Chapter 7 of Title 51 is amended by adding a new section 705.1 (relating to burial
benefits) providing that a licensed funeral director, funeral entity, or cemetery
company shall, within 96 hours of receipt of the remains of a deceased serviceperson,
notify the county veterans affairs director of the death of a deceased serviceperson
having legal residence in the county at the time of death and provide the family of
the deceased serviceperson with the contact information for the county director of
veterans affairs.
These notification requirements only apply to a cemetery company if it provides
interment for the cremated remains of a deceased serviceperson for whom a licensed
funeral director or funeral entity provided no goods or services.
Additionally, the legislation defines “cemetery company,” “deceased serviceperson,”
“funeral entity,” and “licensed funeral director.”
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Enactment of this legislation will have no fiscal impact on Commonwealth funds.