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2019 SESSION

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SB 1247 Sale of caskets; preneed arrangements for funeral services.

Introduced by: Bryce E. Reeves | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (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 HB 1828.

FULL TEXT

• 01/05/19  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101786D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/24/19  Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105336D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/12/19  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1247ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 02/21/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0093)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/05/19  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101786D
• 01/05/19  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 01/14/19  Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
• 01/14/19  Senate: Rereferred to Education and Health
• 01/21/19  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
• 01/24/19  Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/19  Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105336D-S1
• 01/25/19  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
• 01/28/19  Senate: Read second time
• 01/28/19  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/28/19  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19105336D-S1
• 01/28/19  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1247S1
• 01/29/19  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/19  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/04/19  House: Read first time
• 02/04/19  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/07/19  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/19  House: Read second time
• 02/11/19  House: Read third time
• 02/11/19  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/19  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/19  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/12/19  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1247ER)
• 02/12/19  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/13/19  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/14/19  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 14, 2019
• 02/14/19  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 21, 2019
• 02/21/19  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 93 (effective 7/1/19)
• 02/21/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0093)