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2016 SESSION
SB 595 Dead human bodies; storage of body for more than 48 hours prior to disposition.
Introduced by: Kenneth Alexander (Resigned) | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Dead bodies; storage. Requires any institution that has initial custody of a dead human body to ensure, if the dead body is to be stored for more than 48 hours, that the dead body is maintained in refrigeration at no more than approximately 40 degrees Fahrenheit or to enter into an agreement with a local funeral service establishment to store the dead body.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102944D pdf | impact statement
- 01/28/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104700D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB595ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0411) pdf
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0411) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102944D
- 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 16104700D-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 16104700D-S1
- 02/01/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB595S1
- 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 #3
- 02/25/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/16 House: Read second time
- 02/29/16 House: Read third time
- 02/29/16 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/29/16 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/29/16 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB595ER)
- 03/04/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/8/2016
- 03/08/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/11/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 411 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0411)
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0411)