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SB 592 Vital records; amending death certificates.
Introduced by: Kenneth Alexander (Resigned) | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Vital records; amending death certificates. Creates a process for amending certain information on a death certificate registered with the State Registrar. The bill requires a court order to change the name of the deceased, the deceased's parent, or the informant; the marital status of the deceased; or the place of residence of the deceased, when the place of residence is changed to a jurisdiction outside of the Commonwealth. The bill requires an affidavit testifying to corrected information for other types of changes. The bill requires the Board of Health to promulgate regulations concerning the amendment process and creates an appeals process for rejected amendments.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101791D pdf | impact statement
- 01/28/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104699D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105657D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB592ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0496) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/13/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101791D
- 01/13/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/28/16 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104699D-S1
- 01/29/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/16 Senate: Read second time
- 02/01/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/01/16 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16104699D-S1
- 02/01/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB592S1
- 02/02/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/16 House: Read first time
- 02/05/16 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/16/16 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/18/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/16 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105657D-H1
- 02/24/16 House: Read second time
- 02/25/16 House: Read third time
- 02/25/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16105657D-H1
- 02/25/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB592H1
- 02/25/16 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 02/25/16 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: Title replaced 16105657D-H1
- 03/01/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/01/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB592ER)
- 03/01/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016
- 03/07/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/25/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 496 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/25/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0496)