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---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to veteran cemeteries."
description: "Amend KRS 40.315 to remove the residency requirement for interment in veteran cemeteries."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "HB 29"
citation: "Kentucky HB 29 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cemeteries and Burials", "Veterans"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f96beecb-7385-424c-b6ec-bd5a03c4ada9"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb29.html"
source_hash: "ebbae69b07b07dae9515d49e462aca314bf4118848dd0a843444e04ecdf1b881"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---
# Kentucky HB 29 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to veteran cemeteries.
Amend KRS 40.315 to remove the residency requirement for interment in veteran cemeteries.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb29/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 188** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0188.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb29/bill.pdf)
## Votes
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE HB 29 — **pass** (pass) · lower
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-03T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-01-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 23, 2023
- **2023-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 30, 2023
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2023-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 188) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f96beecb-7385-424c-b6ec-bd5a03c4ada9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).