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HB1420: relative to the disposition of the remains of service members.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2012 HB1420
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Senate status
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Committee
SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
Hearing
03/20/2012 at 10:30 AM
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CHAPTER 16

HB 1420 – FINAL VERSION

2012 SESSION

12-2138

01/09

HOUSE BILL 1420

AN ACT relative to the disposition of the remains of service members.

SPONSORS: Rep. Baldasaro, Rock 3; Rep. Tamburello, Rock 3; Rep. Graham, Hills 18; Rep. Shurtleff, Merr 10; Rep. K. Roberts, Ches 3; Rep. Weyler, Rock 8; Rep. Griffin, Rock 4; Rep. R. Ober, Hills 27; Rep. O'Brien, Hills 4; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Barnes, Jr., Dist 17; Sen. Lambert, Dist 13

COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill declares that if a service member has designated a person responsible for his or her remains in the event of the service member’s death on a United States Department of Defense Record of Emergency Data, such person shall have custody and control over the final disposition of the body.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

12-2138

01/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT relative to the disposition of the remains of service members.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

16:1 New Paragraph; Custody and Control; Remains of Service Members. Amend RSA 290:17 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:

I-a. If the subject has designated a person on a United States Department of Defense Record of Emergency Data (DD Form 93), custody and control belong to that person if the decedent died while serving in the United States armed forces and executed the DD Form 93, or its successor form.

16:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: April 23, 2012

Effective Date: June 22, 2012