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2005 SESSION

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HB 1727 Death certificates; allows attorney and funeral directors to obtain copy.

Introduced by: Kenneth C. Alexander | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Vital statistics; death certificates. Requires the Board of Health, in its regulations on public or private agencies or persons obtaining copies of death certificates in the conduct of their official duties, to include within its definition of "legal representative" (i) any attorney licensed to practice law in Virginia, upon presentation of his bar number and evidence of need to obtain such copy; and (ii) any funeral director licensed to practice by the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, upon presentation of evidence of licensure to so practice and evidence of being in charge of final disposition of the registrant's remains or evidence of need to obtain such copy.

FULL TEXT

• 01/03/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051492208  pdf
• 01/20/05  House: Printed as engrossed 051492208-E  pdf
• 02/25/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1727ER)  pdf
• 03/30/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0448)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
• Senate amendments
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HISTORY

• 01/03/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051492208
• 01/03/05  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/18/05  House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendments (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/19/05  House: Read first time
• 01/20/05  House: Read second time
• 01/20/05  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/20/05  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1727E
• 01/20/05  House: Printed as engrossed 051492208-E
• 01/21/05  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/24/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/24/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/10/05  Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/14/05  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/14/05  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/14/05  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/14/05  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/05  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/16/05  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/05  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1727ER)
• 02/26/05  House: Enrolled
• 02/26/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/26/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/21/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 448 (effective 7/1/05)
• 03/30/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0448)