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2018 SESSION

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SB 831 Funeral services; acceptance of third-party-provided caskets.

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Practice of funeral services; sale of certain items. Provides that when arrangements for funeral services have been made by a licensed funeral service establishment, funeral service licensees shall accept caskets provided by third parties in accordance with federal law.  

FULL TEXT

• 01/15/18  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18104793D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/08/18  Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106928D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/27/18  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB831ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/19/18  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0378)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/15/18  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18104793D
• 01/15/18  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 01/22/18  Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (8-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/18  Senate: Rereferred to Education and Health
• 02/02/18  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
• 02/08/18  Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/18  Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106928D-S1
• 02/09/18  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/18  Senate: Read second time
• 02/12/18  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/12/18  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18106928D-S1
• 02/12/18  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB831S1
• 02/12/18  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/18  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/18  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/15/18  House: Read first time
• 02/15/18  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/20/18  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/18  House: Read second time
• 02/23/18  House: Read third time
• 02/23/18  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/18  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/18  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/27/18  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB831ER)
• 02/27/18  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/02/18  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/05/18  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2018
• 03/05/18  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
• 03/19/18  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 378 (effective 7/1/18)
• 03/19/18  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0378)