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CS/SB 1572: Cemetery Preservation & Consumer Act

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Harris

Cemetery Preservation & Consumer Act; titles act as "Cemetery Preservation & Consumer Protection Act"; provides duty of care & maintenance of licensed cemeteries; provides rulemaking authority to Funeral & Cemetery Services Board; provides circumstances under which cemetery or component thereof may be deemed public nuisance & provides for abatement thereof; creates Task Force on Abandoned & Neglected Cemeteries within Banking & Finance Dept., etc. Amends Ch. 497, 245.07, 872.02. APPROPRIATION.

Effective Date: Contingent
Last Action: 5/1/1998 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01522, -SJ 01808; Read second time -SJ 01744; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01744; House Bill substituted -SJ 01744; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 3763 (Ch. 98-268)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/2/1998 Senate • Prefiled
    3/5/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Community Affairs; Ways and Means -SJ 00123
    4/2/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/07/98, 10:00 am, Room-EL
    4/7/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Banking and Insurance -SJ 00424; CS read first time on 04/09/98 -SJ 00427
    4/9/1998 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 00424
    4/15/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/20/98, 9:00 am, Room-309C
    4/20/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable by Community Affairs -SJ 00742
    4/21/1998 Senate • Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00742
    4/23/1998 Senate • Withdrawn from Ways and Means -SJ 00828; Placed on Calendar
    4/28/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01092
    4/29/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01092
    4/30/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01222, -SJ 01522
    5/1/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01522, -SJ 01808; Read second time -SJ 01744; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01744; House Bill substituted -SJ 01744; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 3763 (Ch. 98-268)

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  • CS/SB 1572, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/10/1998 at 2:13 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 4/7/1998 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/15/1998 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 3763 (e1) Crist Similar Last Action: 5/28/1998 Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-268
    Location:

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    372614 - Amendment
    Harris 4/25/1998
    1:00 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    305676 - Amendment
    Harris 5/9/1998
    1:00 AM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    245.07 Retention of bodies before use; unfit or excess number of bodies, disposition procedure.
    497.005 Definitions.
    497.0255
    497.229 Courts; powers.
    497.253 Minimum acreage; sale or disposition of cemetery lands.
    497.255
    497.257 Construction of mausoleums and belowground crypts; preconstruction trust fund; compliance requirement.
    497.417 Disposition of proceeds received on contracts.
    497.527 Civil remedies.
    872.02 Injuring or removing tomb or monument; disturbing contents of grave or tomb; penalties.

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  • SB 1572, Original Filed Version Posted 3/3/1998 at 12:45 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    245.07 Retention of bodies before use; unfit or excess number of bodies, disposition procedure.
    497.005 Definitions.
    497.0255
    497.229 Courts; powers.
    497.253 Minimum acreage; sale or disposition of cemetery lands.
    497.255
    497.257 Construction of mausoleums and belowground crypts; preconstruction trust fund; compliance requirement.
    497.417 Disposition of proceeds received on contracts.
    497.527 Civil remedies.
    872.02 Injuring or removing tomb or monument; disturbing contents of grave or tomb; penalties.

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