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2004 SESSION

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HB 159 Vital records; filing of death certificates.

Introduced by: John S. Reid | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Vital records; filing of death certificates. Specifies that a licensed funeral director, funeral services licensee, office of the state anatomical program, or the next of kin can file the death certificate with the registrar of vital records. The bill addresses the problem encountered by the registrar of vital records under the present law when the surface transportation and removal companies that are registered with the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers or persons who are not licensed by the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers fail to file the death certificate with the registrar. This bill makes it quite clear that even the next of kin, if first to assume custody of the body, has an obligation to file the certificate of death with the registrar.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/05/04 041730488  pdf | impact statement
• 01/22/04  House: Printed as engrossed 041730488-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/05/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB159ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/17/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0124)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/05/04 041730488
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/20/04  House: Reported from H. W. I. (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/04  House: Read first time
• 01/22/04  House: Read second time
• 01/22/04  House: Amendment by Del. Reid agreed to
• 01/22/04  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB159E
• 01/22/04  House: Printed as engrossed 041730488-E
• 01/23/04  House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/04  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/26/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/26/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/19/04  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/20/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (36-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/23/04  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/04  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB159ER)
• 03/08/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/08/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/09/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/15/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 124 (effective 7/1/04)
• 03/17/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0124)