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2018 SESSION
SB 143 Mortuary science education; practical experience required.
Introduced by: Lionell Spruill, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Mortuary science education; practical experience required. Requires every public institution of higher education that offers a degree in mortuary science to require students to complete practical experience in the areas of funeral service and embalming prior to graduation from such program. The bill also provides that a person who is duly enrolled in a mortuary education program may assist in embalming while under the supervision of a funeral service licensee or embalmer with an active, unrestricted license issued by the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, provided that such embalming occurs in a funeral service establishment licensed by the Board and in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Board.
FULL TEXT
- 12/27/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101219D pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/18 Senate: Printed as engrossed 18101219D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB143ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0186) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/27/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101219D
- 12/27/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/15/18 Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (11-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/18 Senate: Rereferred to Education and Health
- 01/17/18 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 01/25/18 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/18 Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/18 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/29/18 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/29/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB143E
- 01/29/18 Senate: Printed as engrossed 18101219D-E
- 01/30/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/18 House: Read first time
- 02/05/18 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/15/18 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/18 House: Read second time
- 02/20/18 House: Read third time
- 02/20/18 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/22/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB143ER)
- 02/22/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
- 02/26/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
- 03/05/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 186 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/05/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0186)