Missouri Creates Grant Program to Repair and Reset Veterans' Grave Markers Damaged by Natural Causes

Original title: REPAIRING AND RESETTING GRAVE MARKERS FOR DECEASED VETERANS

Last action · April 21, 2026: Second read and referred: Veterans and Military Affairs(S)Sponsors: Lane Roberts and 7 others

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What This Bill Would Do

Missouri establishes a grant program managed by the veterans' commission to help families repair and reset damaged grave markers for deceased veterans, contingent upon available appropriations and funds in the newly created Veterans' Grave Marker Trust Fund.

Why it matters

Eligible family members of deceased veterans buried in Missouri can receive financial assistance for cemetery marker restoration, funded through a dedicated state trust fund.

Who It Would Affect

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Directly affected

family members of deceased veterans

Family members may apply for grants to repair and reset damaged grave markers of deceased veterans.

Directly affected

veterans' commission

The commission is tasked with establishing the grant program, posting application criteria, and awarding grants.

Key Facts

The veterans' commission shall establish a grant program to provide funds to repair and reset grave markers for deceased veterans at cemeteries located in Missouri that have been damaged by natural causes.
Any family member of a deceased veteran buried in the state may apply for a grant by providing the veteran's name, evidence of relationship, and proof of honorable discharge or active service.
Grants are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to available appropriations and moneys in the trust fund.
Applicants must agree to use the grant moneys specifically to repair or reset the grave marker.

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The Veterans' Grave Marker Trust Fund is created in the state treasury to hold appropriated moneys, gifts, contributions, grants, or bequests.
Moneys remaining in the trust fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund.
The veterans' commission may promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of the section subject to chapter 536 RSMo.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible to apply for a grave marker repair grant?

Any family member of a deceased veteran buried in a cemetery located in Missouri can apply, provided they supply evidence of the family relationship and the veteran's honorable military service.

What conditions must be met for a grave marker to qualify for a grant?

The veteran must have been honorably separated or discharged from U.S. military service or in active service at death, buried in Missouri, and the grave marker must have been damaged by natural causes.

How are grants awarded by the veterans' commission?

Grants are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, and the availability of moneys in the Veterans' Grave Marker Trust Fund.

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Procedural history

27 actions

Apr 21, 2026SenateCommittee
Second read and referred: Veterans and Military Affairs(S)
Apr 13, 2026Senate
Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)
Apr 9, 2026HouseFloor
Third Read and Passed (H)
Apr 9, 2026House
Taken Up for Third Reading (H)
Apr 9, 2026HouseCommittee
Reported Do Pass (H)
Apr 9, 2026HouseCommittee
Voted Do Pass (H)

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Apr 9, 2026House
Executive Session Completed (H)
Apr 8, 2026HouseCommittee
Referred: Fiscal Review(H)
Apr 7, 2026House
Perfected (H)
Apr 7, 2026House
HCS Adopted (H)
Apr 7, 2026House
Title of Bill - Agreed To
Apr 7, 2026House
Taken Up for Perfection (H)
Apr 7, 2026House
Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
Mar 26, 2026HouseCommittee
Reported Do Pass (H)
Mar 26, 2026HouseCommittee
Voted Do Pass (H)
Mar 26, 2026House
Executive Session Completed (H)
Mar 10, 2026HouseCommittee
Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)
Mar 4, 2026HouseCommittee
HCS Reported Do Pass (H)
Mar 3, 2026HouseCommittee
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
Mar 3, 2026House
Executive Session Completed (H)
Feb 17, 2026House
Action Postponed (H)
Feb 17, 2026House
Executive Session Continued
Feb 10, 2026House
Public Hearing Completed (H)
Feb 5, 2026HouseCommittee
Referred: Veterans and Armed Forces(H)
Jan 8, 2026HouseFloor
Read Second Time (H)
Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read First Time (H)
Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroduced
Prefiled (H)

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