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H703 • 2025

Memorials in Veterans Cemeteries.

Memorials in Veterans Cemeteries.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Shepard, Wheatley, Winslow, Goodwin, Biggs, K. Brown, Butler, Cervania, Colvin, Eddins, Harrison, F. Jackson, Jeffers, Majeed, Moss, Penny, G. Pierce, Price, Strickland, Ward, White
Last action
2025-04-29
Official status
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Effective date
2025-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Memorials in Veterans Cemeteries.

H703-SMCJ-26(e1)-v-4 (2025-04-15): Memorials in Veterans Cemeteries.

What This Bill Does

  • H703-SMCJ-26(e1)-v-4 (2025-04-15): Memorials in Veterans Cemeteries.
  • H703-SMCJ-36(e1)-v-2 (2025-04-29): Memorials in Veterans Cemeteries.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 703: Memorials in Veterans Cemeteries.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 703: Memorials in Veterans Cemeteries.
  • Committee: House Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs.
  • If favorable, re-refer to State and Local Government.
  • If favorable, re-refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 15, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 703: Memorials in Veterans Cemeteries.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 703: Memorials in Veterans Cemeteries.
  • Committee: House State and Local Government.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 29, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Shepard, Wheatley, Winslow, Goodwin Prepared by: Karyl Smith Committee Co-Counsel Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H703-SMCJ-36(e1)-v-2* Legislative Analysis Division 919-301-1976 This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-29 House

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  2. 2025-04-29 House

    Reptd Fav

  3. 2025-04-15 House

    Re-ref Com On State and Local Government

  4. 2025-04-15 House

    Reptd Fav

  5. 2025-04-03 House

    Ref to the Com on Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  6. 2025-04-03 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  7. 2025-04-02 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H703-SMCJ-26(e1)-v-4
(2025-04-15): Memorials in Veterans Cemeteries.
H703-SMCJ-36(e1)-v-2
(2025-04-29): Memorials in Veterans Cemeteries.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 703

Short Title: Memorials in Veterans Cemeteries. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Shepard, Wheatley, Winslow, and Goodwin (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, State and
Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 3, 2025
*H703-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SALE OF MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS BY STATE 2
VETERANS CEMETERIES TO HONOR THOSE INTERRED WITHIN. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. Article 8A of Chapter 65 of the General Statutes is amended by adding 5
a new section to read: 6
"§ 65-43.7. Sale of monuments and memorials. 7
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law , State veterans cemeteries shall make 8
available for purchase monuments and memorials honoring those interred therein for placement 9
within the cemetery. 10
(b) As used in this section, the term "monuments and memorials" shall include, but not 11
be limited to, memorial trees, granite or marble markers, and granite or marble benches. The term 12
shall not include headstones. 13
(c) The State veterans cemeteries may require that the monuments and memorials offered 14
for sale under this section meet all stylistic guidelines or requirements of the cemetery but may 15
not completely or effectively prohibit the sale of monuments and memorials under this section. 16
(d) The State veterans cemeteries shall not charge more than the market rate for 17
monuments and memorials sold under this section. 18
(e) The proceeds from the sale of monuments and memorials under this section shall be 19
retained by the State veterans cemetery that sells them and be used solely for the purpose of 20
maintaining, improving, or caring for that cemetery." 21
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective October 1, 2025. 22