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2010 SESSION

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HB 278 Human remains; provider to maintain refrigeration at 40 degrees or embalmed if stored over 48 hours.

Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Funeral services; disposition of remains.  Requires a funeral services provider to refrigerate or, with the express permission from the next of kin, embalm human remains within 48 hours of the receipt of such remains. The bill also provides that a person designated in a signed and notarized writing shall take priority over next of kin in making funeral arrangements, and clarifies procedures where the deceased has designated a person to make arrangements for his funeral and disposition of his remains on a U.S. Department of Defense Record of Emergency Data.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101607D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/02/10  House: Committee substitute printed 10104437D-H1  pdf
• 02/04/10  House: Printed as engrossed 10104437D-EH1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/22/10  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB278ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/10/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0324)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/11/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101607D
• 01/11/10  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/20/10  House: Assigned HWI sub: #3
• 01/28/10  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/10  House: Committee substitute printed 10104437D-H1
• 02/02/10  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/10  House: Read first time
• 02/04/10  House: Read second time
• 02/04/10  House: Committee substitute agreed to 10104437D-H1
• 02/04/10  House: Amendment by Delegate Albo agreed to
• 02/04/10  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB278EH1
• 02/04/10  House: Printed as engrossed 10104437D-EH1
• 02/08/10  House: Read third time and passed House (93-Y 4-N)
• 02/08/10  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (93-Y 4-N)
• 02/09/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/10  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/17/10  Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/10  Senate: Rereferred to Education and Health
• 02/23/10  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Licensing
• 03/04/10  Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (11-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/10  Senate: Read third time
• 03/08/10  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 03/08/10  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/08/10  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 03/08/10  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/10  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/10/10  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/10  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/22/10  House: Enrolled
• 03/22/10  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB278ER)
• 03/22/10  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/25/10  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/10/10  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 324 (effective 7/1/10)
• 04/10/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0324)