This revised summary replaces the summary dated 2-7-01.
INCREASE ESTATE ASSET LIMIT FOR VETERANS' BURIAL ALLOWANCE
House Bill 4050
Sponsor: Rep. Jack Minore
Committee: Local Government and Urban Policy
Complete to 2-27-01
A REVISED SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4050 AS INTRODUCED 1-25-01
Public Act 235 of 1911 authorizes counties to provide a $300 burial allowance for veterans or their wives if the veteran or his wife had an estate not exceeding $25,000 ("over and above all encumbrances"). The bill would increase the burial allowance amount to $450, increase the allowable estate amount by $12,500 (that is, to $37,500), and would replace references to "wife" and "widow" with "spouse" and "surviving spouse", respectively.
MCL 35.801
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