HB 53 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia veterans; allow certain persons to be buried in Georgia veterans cemeteries

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia veterans cemeteries, so as to allow certain persons to be buried in Georgia veterans cemeteries; to provide for definitions; to provide for fees; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

LC 46 0970/a HB 53/AP* · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was updated to reflect its passage through both the House and Senate, expanding burial eligibility to include spouses and children of reserve component members, and reorganizing the eligibility criteria structure for clarity.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include spouses and children of eligible reserve component members for burial at Georgia veterans cemeteries, in addition to the service members themselves.
ELIGIBILITY

Expanded burial eligibility to include spouses and children of reserve component members, not just the service members themselves.

Reorganized eligibility criteria from a single paragraph into a clearer two-part structure distinguishing between standard national cemetery requirements and specific federal law provisions.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill header to indicate passage through both chambers and adjusted line numbering to reflect legislative markup changes.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2025 · House Feb 20, 2025

How they voted

530
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 55
Mar 25, 2025
D Democratic22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican33
32 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
Act 179
upper
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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