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2010 SESSION
HB 659 Funeral services; burial power of attorney.
Introduced by: Ward L. Armstrong | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Funeral services; burial power of attorney. Provides that a person may designate in a signed and notarized writing an individual who shall make arrangements for his funeral and the disposition of his remains, including cremation, upon his death. Such designee shall have priority over all persons entitled to make such arrangements. The bill further provides that notwithstanding the above, any contract made by a decedent's next of kin with a funeral establishment or cemetery for the decedent's funeral and burial shall be an obligation of the decedent's estate, to the extent that goods have been provided and services have been rendered without knowledge by the funeral establishment or cemetery of such designation. This bill is in response to an opinion of the Office of the Attorney General.
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HISTORY
- 01/12/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103770D
- 01/12/10 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/10 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/01/10 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
- 02/16/10 House: Left in Courts of Justice