HB2739 H VA AM 2-15 #1
The Committee on Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security moves to amend the bill on page four, section ten, lines three through eleven, by striking out all the underscored words and inserting in lieu thereof the following underscored words:
"Upon request, the clerk of the county commission shall issue without cost up to five certified copies of a veteran's death certificate to the veteran's family members or dependents: Provided, That additional copies shall be purchased at the regular fee except when the death certificate is necessary to obtain benefits from the federal or state governments as provided in section twelve-a, article four, chapter fifty-one of this code. Family members, dependents or funeral directors with written permission from the family members or dependents may pick up the certificates at the office of the clerk of the county commission. For purposes of this subdivision, the word veteran shall be construed to mean any person who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States, Military Reserves or National Guard."