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CS/HB 1641: Funeral & Cemetery Services

GENERAL BILL by Dean ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ambler ; Detert ; Homan

Funeral & Cemetery Services; extends embalmer apprentice period; provides additional requirements to be direct disposal establishment; revises requirements to be funeral establishment; revises cremation requirements for cinerator facilities re simultaneous cremations, body parts, cremation containers, & cremation chamber; provides exemption from liability for unintentional or incidental commingling of remains under certain conditions, etc. Amends Ch. 470, 497.

Effective Date: 10/01/2003
Last Action: 5/2/2003 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/10/2003 House • Filed
    3/11/2003 House • Introduced -HJ 00180
    3/17/2003 House • Referred to Trades, Professions & Regulated Business (BR); Business Regulation; Commerce -HJ 00224
    4/10/2003 House • On Subcommittee agenda-- Trades, Professions & Regulated Business (BR), 04/14/03, 12:00 pm, Morris Hall
    4/14/2003 House • Recommendation: Favorable by Trades, Professions & Regulated Business (BR); YEAS 6 NAYS 0; Now in Business Regulation; On Committee agenda-- Business Regulation, 04/14/03, 12:45 pm, Morris Hall; Favorable by Business Regulation; YEAS 19 NAYS 8 -HJ 00396
    4/15/2003 House • Now in Commerce -HJ 00396
    4/22/2003 House • On Committee agenda-- Commerce, 04/23/03, 8:30 am, 404-H
    4/23/2003 House • Favorable with CS amendment by- Commerce; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 00525
    4/24/2003 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b); Placed on Calendar -HJ 00525
    5/2/2003 House • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/HB 1641, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/24/2003 at 11:40 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 907 Funeral & Cemetery Services Detert Compare Last Action: 5/2/2003 H Died on Calendar
    Location:
    S 2016 (e2) Funeral & Cemetery Services Pruitt Compare Last Action: 5/2/2003 H Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB 495 -HJ 01099; Read second time -HJ 01099; Read third time -HJ 01103; Temporarily postponed on third reading; On Unfinished Business -HJ 01103; Died on Calendar
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (17)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    470.002 Definitions.
    470.0085 Establishment of embalmer apprentice program.
    470.021 Direct disposal establishment; standards and location; registration.
    470.024 Funeral establishment; licensure.
    470.025 Cinerator facility; licensure.
    470.0255 Cremation; procedure required.
    470.028 Preneed sales; registration of agents.
    470.029 Reports of cases embalmed and bodies handled.
    470.031 Prohibitions; penalties.
    470.0355 Identification of human remains.
    470.036 Disciplinary proceedings.
    497.005 Definitions.
    497.306
    497.307
    497.405 Certificate of authority required.
    497.419 Cancellation of, or default on, preneed contracts.
    497.436 Inactive and revoked certificateholders.

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  • HB 1641, Original Filed Version Posted 3/10/2003 at 11:51 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Business Regulation (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Business Regulation (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Business Regulation (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Commerce (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Commerce (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    470.002 Definitions.
    470.0085 Establishment of embalmer apprentice program.
    470.021 Direct disposal establishment; standards and location; registration.
    470.024 Funeral establishment; licensure.
    470.025 Cinerator facility; licensure.
    470.0255 Cremation; procedure required.
    470.028 Preneed sales; registration of agents.
    470.029 Reports of cases embalmed and bodies handled.
    470.031 Prohibitions; penalties.
    470.0355 Identification of human remains.
    470.036 Disciplinary proceedings.

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