Veterans affairs; revise terms of eligibility for persons to be buried in Georgia veteran cemeteries

Also relevant to:Veteran / service member

Where it is in the process

Plain-English 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 revise the terms of eligibility for persons to be buried in Georgia veterans cemeteries; to provide for a definition; to require an affidavit in certain circumstances; to provide for applicability; to provide for fees; to provide for the Veterans Service Board to have certain discretion; to provide for related matters; to …

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 7, 2026

Who it affects

Veteran / service member

Eligibility for burial in Georgia veterans cemeteries is revised.

AI-extracted

Who This AffectsAI analysis

Veteran / service memberdirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Eligibility for burial in Georgia veterans cemeteries is revised.
“so as to revise the terms of eligibility for persons to be buried in Georgia veterans cemeteries”· Title

What the Bill Does

Revises eligibility terms for burial in Georgia veterans cemeteries.
Includes a definition for eligibility.
Requires an affidavit in certain circumstances.

Votes

Read full bill text →↓ Why am I seeing this?

Want updates?

Get notified when GA HB985 moves stage

Pick a channel below. Every option is opt-in, and we tell you exactly what we store.

Email

Identified

We store your email address and the bill ID. We'll send a confirmation link first; alerts only start after you click it. Every email has a one-click unsubscribe.

Coming soon

RSS feed· Atom 1.0 + JSON Feed per bill
Bluesky· follow a CivicRadar bot post per status change
Telegram· channel or DM via bot
Discord· channel webhook
WhatsApp· via WhatsApp Business
SMS· via Twilio