The Florida Senate

CS/CS/CS/HB 625: Disposition of Human Remains

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee ; Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee ; Roberson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adkins ; Albritton ; Baxley ; Chestnut ; Kreegel ; Renuart ; Williams

Disposition of Human Remains; Revises procedures for reporting & disposition of unclaimed remains; prohibits certain uses or dispositions of remains of deceased persons whose identities are not known; requires that local governmental contracts for final disposition of unclaimed remains comply with certain federal regulations; revises procedures for anatomical board's retention of human remains before their use; provides for claims by, & release of human remains to, legally authorized persons after payment of certain expenses; authorizes county ordinances or resolutions for final disposition of unclaimed remains of indigent persons; limits liability of certain licensed persons for cremating or burying human remains; revises exceptions from requirements for notice to anatomical board of death of indigent persons; deletes requirement that DOH assess fees for burial of certain bodies; requires audits of financial records of anatomical board; authorizes certain facilities to dispose of human remains by cremation; revises provisions prohibiting selling or buying of human remains or transmitting or conveying of such remains outside state; excepts accredited nontransplant anatomical donation organizations from requirement for notification of & approval from anatomical board for conveyance of human remains for specified purposes; requires human remains received by anatomical board to be accompanied by certain permit; prohibits dissection, segmentation, or disarticulation of remains before approval by district medical examiner; prohibits offer of any monetary inducement or other valuable consideration in exchange for human remains; allows certain accredited schools & organizations to convey human remains within, into, or out of state for specified purposes; requires certain documentation before use of human remains received in state; provides exemptions for certain costs; repeals provisions relating to claims of bodies after delivery to anatomical board; revises list of donees who may accept anatomical gifts & purposes for which such gift may be used.

• Bill History
• Related Bills (1)
• Bill Text (5)
• Amendments (7)
• Analyses (2)
• Vote History (1)
• Citations (16)

Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
11/10/2011	House	• Filed
11/21/2011	House	• Referred to Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee; Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 62
1/9/2012	House	• On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee, 01/11/12, 8:00 am, 12 HOB
1/10/2012	House	• Introduced -HJ 62
1/11/2012	House	• CS by Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 219
1/12/2012	House	• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 212
1/13/2012	House	• Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee • CS referred to Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 226 • Now in Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee -HJ 226
1/27/2012	House	• On Committee agenda-- Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
1/31/2012	House	• CS/CS by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 322
2/1/2012	House	• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS/CS by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 313
2/2/2012	House	• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 451
2/24/2012	House	• On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/27/12, 2:00 pm, 404 HOB
2/27/2012	House	• CS/CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 908
2/28/2012	House	• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) • Placed on Calendar -HJ 967 • CS/CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 902
3/1/2012	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/12
3/2/2012	House	• Read 2nd time -HJ 1027 • Amendment(s) adopted (818169) -HJ 1027 • Placed on 3rd reading
3/5/2012	House	• Read 3rd time -HJ 1080 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 1081
3/5/2012	Senate	• In Messages • Received -SJ 844 • Referred to Regulated Industries; Health Regulation; Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; Budget -SJ 844
3/9/2012	Senate	• Died in Regulated Industries

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 956 (c3)	Disposition of Human Remains	Hays	Similar	Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died on Calendar Location: On Special Order Calendar

Bill Text

Version	Posted	Format
H 625 Filed	11/10/2011 8:35 AM	Web Page | PDF
H 625 c1	1/12/2012 1:13 PM	PDF
H 625 c2	2/1/2012 2:37 PM	PDF
H 625 c3	2/28/2012 1:15 PM	PDF
H 625 e1	3/2/2012 9:05 PM	PDF

Committee Amendments

H 625 Filed

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
209899 - Amendment Remove line 179 and insert:	Roberson	1/10/2012 4:55 PM	Adopted without Objection 1/11/2012	PDF
791247 - Amendment Remove lines 338-345 and insert:	Roberson	1/10/2012 4:59 PM	Adopted without Objection 1/11/2012	PDF

H 625 c1

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
935321 - Amendment Remove line 339 and insert:	Roberson	1/30/2012 5:46 PM	Adopted without Objection 1/31/2012	PDF

H 625 c2

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
410095 - Amendment Remove lines 277-439 and insert:	Roberson	2/25/2012 6:13 PM	Adopted as Amended 2/27/2012	PDF
937281 - Amendment to Amendment (410095) Remove line 73 of the amendment and insert:	Renuart	2/27/2012 4:52 PM	Adopted without Objection 2/27/2012	PDF
398343 - Amendment to Amendment (410095) Remove lines 82-86 of the amendment and insert:	Baxley	2/27/2012 4:15 PM	Adopted without Objection 2/27/2012	PDF

Floor Amendments

H 625 c3

Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
818169 - Amendment Remove lines 340-359 and insert:	Roberson	3/1/2012 12:47 PM	House: Adopted 3/2/2012	PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	H 625	Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting)	2/28/2012 1:20 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 625	Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	1/12/2012 12:32 PM	PDF

Vote History - Committee

No Committee Vote History Available

Vote History - Floor

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
H 625 e1	3/5/2012 2:45 PM	House	113 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (16)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
382.002	Definitions.	Page 16 (pdf)
406.49		Page 3 (pdf)
406.50	Unclaimed dead bodies or human remains; disposition, procedure.	Page 4 (pdf)
406.51	Disposition of unclaimed deceased veterans; contract requirements.	Page 7 (pdf)
406.52	Retention of bodies before use; unfit or excess number of bodies, disposition procedure.	Page 7 (pdf)
406.53	Death of indigents; notice; delivery to the anatomical board when unclaimed; exceptions; assessment of fees.	Page 8 (pdf)
406.54	Bodies may be claimed after delivery to anatomical board.	Page 15 (pdf)
406.55	Contracts for delivery of body after death prohibited.	Page 9 (pdf)
406.56	Acceptance of bodies under will.	Page 10 (pdf)
406.57	Distribution of dead bodies.	Page 10 (pdf)
406.58	Fees; authority to accept additional funds; annual audit.	Page 10 (pdf)
406.59	Institutions receiving bodies.	Page 12 (pdf)
406.60	Disposition of bodies after use.	Page 12 (pdf)
406.61	Selling, buying, or conveying bodies outside state prohibited; exceptions, penalty.	Page 13 (pdf)
497.005	Definitions.	Page 16 (pdf)
765.513	Donees; purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made.	Page 15 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

No Chapter Law citations.