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Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 2 in the 10th line (page 1, line 13 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "spouse or" the following: 'registered'
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 2 in the last 2 lines (page 1, lines 18 and 19 in L.D.) by striking out the underlined sentence and inserting the following: 'For the purposes of this subsection, "registered domestic partner" means an individual registered as a domestic partner under section 2710, subsection 3.'
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. It specifies that a domestic partner must be a registered domestic partner to be responsible for the burial or cremation costs of a person who was eligible to receive municipal general assistance at the time of that person's death.
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