2026 Regular Session
SB46
State Veterans' Cemeteries - Interment
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Defining the term "interment location" for the purposes of provisions of law governing the interment of individuals in State veterans' cemeteries; and requiring the Department of Veterans and Military Families to provide an outer burial receptacle, rather than a grave liner, or a columbarium niche and marker at no cost with each interment location at a State veterans' cemetery.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 17, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
42 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent
April 13, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
135 yea–0 nay · 5 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
February 18, 2026 · House
Government, Labor, and Elections
January 14, 2026 · Senate
Finance
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 495
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Senate Returned Passed
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House Third Reading Passed (135-0) View roll call
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House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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House Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
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House Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
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Senate Third Reading Passed (42-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Adopted
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Senate Floor Amendment {353628/1 (Senator Simonaire) Adopted
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Senate Motion Laid Over (Senator Jennings) Adopted
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Senate Floor Amendment {353628/1 (Senator Simonaire)
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Senate Favorable Adopted
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Senate Favorable Report by Finance
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Senate Hearing 1/29 at 3:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Finance
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Senate Pre-filed