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CS/CS/CS/SB 956: Disposition of Human Remains

GENERAL BILL by Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations ; Health Regulation ; Regulated Industries ; Hays

Disposition of Human Remains; Revising procedures for the reporting and disposition of unclaimed remains; limiting the liability of certain licensed persons for cremating or burying human remains under certain circumstances; deleting a requirement that the Department of Health assess fees for the burial of certain bodies; revising provisions prohibiting the selling or buying of human remains or the transmitting or conveying of such remains outside the state; repealing provisions relating to claims of bodies after delivery to the anatomical board, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Health Regulation (HR)
  3. Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations (BGA)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/15/2011 Senate • Filed
12/6/2011 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Health Regulation; Budget -SJ 80
1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 80
2/2/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/07/12, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
2/7/2012 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 349
2/8/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Health Regulation -SJ 349
• CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 351
2/14/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 02/16/12, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
2/16/2012 Senate • CS/CS by Health Regulation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
2/20/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Budget -SJ 523
2/21/2012 Senate • CS/CS by Health Regulation read 1st time -SJ 535
2/22/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations -SJ 673
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
2/23/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations, 02/28/12, 10:45 am, 401 Senate Office Building
2/28/2012 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 -SJ 743
3/1/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 743
• CS/CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 749
3/5/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 805
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 805
3/7/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/12
3/9/2012 Senate • Died on Calendar