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• Introduced by Rep. Rick Nelson (D) on January 3, 2006, to require that the State Treasurer pay death benefits in the amount of $75,000 when a member of the Kentucky National Guard or Reserve dies on federal active duty. Payments would be made retroactively to families of soldiers killed after July 1, 2002. The bill would make an appropriation in the amount of $1,050,000 to carry out the provisions of the Act.
  • Referred to the House Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee on January 3, 2006.
  • Substitute offered in the House on January 17, 2006, to abandon all original bill provisions. The substitute would require that the State Treasurer pay death benefits in the amount of $75,000 when a member of the United States Armed Forces dies on active duty, including a member of the National Guard or Reserve who dies on federal active duty.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. John Michael Weaver (D) on January 17, 2006, to change the title of the bill.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee on January 18, 2006.