HB 1745 -- ABANDONED MILITARY MEDALS

SPONSOR:  Day

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Veterans by a vote of 10 to 0.

This bill requires the State Treasurer upon receiving a military
medal, to hold and maintain it until the original owner or his or
her heirs can be found.  The State Treasurer may designate a
veteran's organization or other appropriate organization as
custodian of a medal until the owner or his or her heirs are
located.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2011, FY 2012, and
FY 2013.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill allows the State
Treasurer to take military medals which have not been claimed and
are scheduled to be auctioned and entrust them to a veteran
service organization to hold and maintain until they are claimed;
and if they are not claimed, the medals can be assigned to a
place of honor.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Day; Office of the
State Treasurer; Dewey Rhein, Missouri Association of Veterans
Organizations and Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States,
Missouri Department; and Lynn Dorrell, American Legion,
Department of Missouri.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:11 pm