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2019 SESSION

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HB 1828 Sale of caskets; preneed arrangements for funeral services.

Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Funeral services; sale of caskets. Prohibits any person except a licensed funeral service establishment or funeral service licensee from offering for sale or selling a casket when preneed arrangements for funeral services are being made, including preneed funeral contracts and preneed funeral planning. The bill provides that the requirement that a funeral service licensee accept a casket provided by a third party applies only in cases in which funeral arrangements are made at-need. This bill is identical to SB 1247.

FULL TEXT

• 01/02/19  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101662D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/29/19  House: Committee substitute printed 19105047D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/19/19  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1828ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/19/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0603)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/02/19  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101662D
• 01/02/19  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/11/19  House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
• 01/24/19  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/19  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/19  House: Committee substitute printed 19105047D-H1
• 01/31/19  House: Read first time
• 02/01/19  House: Read second time
• 02/01/19  House: Committee substitute agreed to 19105047D-H1
• 02/01/19  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1828H1
• 02/04/19  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/19  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/19  House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 02/04/19  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/19  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/19  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/05/19  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/11/19  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/19  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/19  Senate: Read third time
• 02/14/19  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/19  House: Enrolled
• 02/19/19  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1828ER)
• 02/19/19  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/20/19  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/21/19  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 21, 2019
• 02/21/19  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
• 03/19/19  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 603 (effective 7/1/19)
• 03/19/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0603)