New Mexico Veteran Burial Dignity and Honor Act

S 2306, the New Mexico Veteran Burial Dignity and Honor Act, requires the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to replace all flat grave markers with upright markers at Santa Fe National Cemetery by January 1, 2028. It also mandates that all future markers installed at this cemetery after the bill's enactment must be upright. The bill authorizes $15 million in funding for fiscal years 2024-2028 to cover the marker replacement costs. This policy directly affects veterans buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery and their families by changing the physical markers at gravesites.