FLAGS ON VETERANS' GRAVES H.B. 4272 (H-1) & 4273 (H-2):
FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 4272 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)
House Bill 4273 (Substitute H-2 as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Representative Tim Moore (H.B. 4272)
Representative Kevin Elsenheimer (H.B. 4273)
House Committee: Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security
Senate Committee: Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs
CONTENT
The bills would amend Public Act 63 of 1915 (which requires a city, village, or township to furnish and pay for suitable flag holders and United States flags for the graves of veterans in a cemetery owned by the local unit) to allow the legislative body of a city, village, township, or county to procure and furnish, at the local unit's expense, flag holders and U.S. flags for the graves of veterans located within the city, village, township, or county at a cemetery that was not owned by that local unit of government.
House Bill 4272 (H-1) would apply to a city, village, or township. House Bill 4273 (H-2) would apply to a county.
Under the Act, the legislative body of a city, village, or township, upon the petition of five eligible voters, must procure for and furnish to the petitioners, at the municipality's expense, a suitable flag holder and U.S. flag for the grave of each veteran of the U.S. armed forces who is buried in a cemetery belonging to the city, village, or township.
MCL 35.831 (H.B. 4272) Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter
Proposed MCL 35.831a (H.B. 4273)
FISCAL IMPACT
The bills would have no effect on State revenue or expenditures. Local units' expenses could increase by an indeterminate amount, but local unit revenue would not be affected by the bills.
Date Completed: 5-5-05 Fiscal Analyst: David Zin
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. hb4272&4273/0506