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2019 SESSION

19105047D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1828
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
on January 29, 2019)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Orrock)
A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2808.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sale of caskets.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 54.1-2808.3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 54.1-2808.3. Acceptance of third-party-provided caskets.

A. No person except a licensed funeral service establishment or funeral service licensee shall offer for sale or sell a casket when preneed arrangements for funeral services are being made, including preneed funeral contracts and preneed funeral planning.

B. When at-need arrangements for funeral services have been made with a licensed funeral service establishment, funeral service licensees shall accept caskets provided by third parties in accordance with 16 C.F.R. Part 453, Funeral Industry Practices, Federal Trade Commission.