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SENATE BILL NO. 595 Offered January 13, 2016 Prefiled January 13, 2016 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 8.1 of Title 32.1 a section numbered 32.1-32.1-309.5, relating to dead bodies; storage. ---------- Patron-- Alexander ---------- Referred to Committee on Education and Health ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 8.1 of Title 32.1 a section numbered 32.1-309.5 as follows:

§ 32.1-309.5. Storage of a dead human body.

Any person or institution having initial custody of a dead human body shall ensure that the dead body is maintained in refrigeration at no more than approximately 40 degrees Fahrenheit or shall enter into an agreement with a local funeral service establishment pursuant to subsection D of § 32.1-309.2.