HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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House Bill No. 949

AN ACT concerning

Veterans Cemeteries - Grave Liners

FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Veterans Commission to
provide, without charge, grave liners for certain burial
plots not to exceed a certain amount.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - State Government
Section 9-913(h)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1984 Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Government

9-913.

(h) (1) In a plot that is allotted to a veteran, the
Commission shall bury:

[(1)] (I) the veteran; and

[(2)] (II) any member of the immediate family of the
veteran if the family member can be buried in a space above or
below the veteran.

(2) WITH EACH PLOT, THE COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE,
WITHOUT CHARGE, 1 GRAVE LINER NOT TO EXCEED $55 IN COST.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1985.

May 28, 1985
The Honorable Benjamin L. Cardin
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. Speaker: