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CS/CS/CS/HB 473: Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Affairs Committee ; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee ; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee ; Roberson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baxley ; Broxson ; Stevenson

Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services; Revises licensing requirements for funeral, cemetery & consumer services; revises actions subject to disciplinary action; requires Division of Funeral, Cemetery, & Consumer Services to authorize specified rules for preneed contracts; revises requirements related to care & maintenance trust funds & unitrust distribution method; revises requirements & restrictions related to preneed contract.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
 Last Action: 3/7/2016 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 854 (Ch. 2016-172) -HJ 873
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/29/2015 House • Filed
    11/5/2015 House • Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 41
    11/24/2015 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 12/02/15, 11:30 am, Sumner Hall
    12/2/2015 House • CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 167
    12/14/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    12/18/2015 House • Now in Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 156
    1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 41
    • CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 148
    1/26/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/28/16, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
    1/28/2016 House • CS/CS by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 334
    2/1/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 327
    2/2/2016 House • Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 362
    • On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 02/04/16, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall
    2/4/2016 House • CS/CS/CS by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 436
    2/10/2016 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS/CS by Regulatory Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 430
    2/11/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 451
    3/4/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/07/16
    3/7/2016 House • Substituted CS/CS/SB 854 -HJ 873
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 854 (Ch. 2016-172) -HJ 873

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 473, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/10/2016 at 8:56 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 854 (er) Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services Hukill Similar Last Action: 4/1/2016 Chapter No. 2016-172
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (29)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    497.005 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    497.141 Licensing; general application procedures. Page 6 (pdf)
    497.146 Licensing; address of record; changes; licensee responsibility. Page 8 (pdf)
    497.152 Disciplinary grounds. Page 8 (pdf)
    497.161 Other rulemaking provisions. Page 12 (pdf)
    497.266 Care and maintenance trust fund; remedy of department for noncompliance. Page 12 (pdf)
    497.267 Disposition of income of care and maintenance trust fund; notice to purchasers and depositors. Page 13 (pdf)
    497.2675 Page 13 (pdf)
    497.268 Care and maintenance trust fund, percentage of payments for burial rights to be deposited. Page 15 (pdf)
    497.269 Care and maintenance trust fund; financial reports. Page 16 (pdf)
    497.273 Cemetery companies; authorized functions. Page 17 (pdf)
    497.274 Standards for grave spaces. Page 17 (pdf)
    497.283 Prohibition on sale of personal property or services. Page 18 (pdf)
    497.286 Owners to provide addresses; presumption of abandonment; abandonment procedures; sale of abandoned unused burial rights. Page 18 (pdf)
    497.371 Embalmers; establishment of embalmer apprentice program. Page 19 (pdf)
    497.372 Funeral directing; conduct constituting practice of funeral directing. Page 20 (pdf)
    497.381 Solicitation of goods or services. Page 21 (pdf)
    497.452 Preneed license required. Page 21 (pdf)
    497.454 Approval of preneed contract and related forms. Page 22 (pdf)
    497.456 Preneed Funeral Contract Consumer Protection Trust Fund. Page 23 (pdf)
    497.458 Disposition of proceeds received on contracts. Page 26 (pdf)
    497.459 Cancellation of, or default on, preneed contracts. Page 30 (pdf)
    497.460 Payment of funds upon death of named beneficiary. Page 30 (pdf)
    497.461 Surety bonding as alternative to trust deposit. Page 31 (pdf)
    497.462 Other alternatives to deposits under s. 497.458. Page 31 (pdf)
    497.464 Alternative preneed contracts. Page 33 (pdf)
    497.465 Inactive, surrendered, and revoked preneed licensees. Page 33 (pdf)
    497.601 Direct disposition; duties. Page 34 (pdf)
    497.607 Cremation; procedure required. Page 34 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 473, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/1/2016 at 10:22 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Regulatory Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 854 (c2) Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services Hukill Similar Last Action: 4/1/2016 Chapter No. 2016-172
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    130589 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Roberson 2/3/2016
    6:21 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    2/4/2016     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (30)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    497.005 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    497.141 Licensing; general application procedures. Page 5 (pdf)
    497.146 Licensing; address of record; changes; licensee responsibility. Page 6 (pdf)
    497.152 Disciplinary grounds. Page 7 (pdf)
    497.161 Other rulemaking provisions. Page 10 (pdf)
    497.264 License not assignable or transferable. Page 11 (pdf)
    497.266 Care and maintenance trust fund; remedy of department for noncompliance. Page 11 (pdf)
    497.267 Disposition of income of care and maintenance trust fund; notice to purchasers and depositors. Page 12 (pdf)
    497.2675 Page 13 (pdf)
    497.268 Care and maintenance trust fund, percentage of payments for burial rights to be deposited. Page 23 (pdf)
    497.269 Care and maintenance trust fund; financial reports. Page 24 (pdf)
    497.273 Cemetery companies; authorized functions. Page 25 (pdf)
    497.274 Standards for grave spaces. Page 25 (pdf)
    497.283 Prohibition on sale of personal property or services. Page 26 (pdf)
    497.286 Owners to provide addresses; presumption of abandonment; abandonment procedures; sale of abandoned unused burial rights. Page 26 (pdf)
    497.371 Embalmers; establishment of embalmer apprentice program. Page 27 (pdf)
    497.372 Funeral directing; conduct constituting practice of funeral directing. Page 28 (pdf)
    497.381 Solicitation of goods or services. Page 29 (pdf)
    497.452 Preneed license required. Page 29 (pdf)
    497.454 Approval of preneed contract and related forms. Page 30 (pdf)
    497.456 Preneed Funeral Contract Consumer Protection Trust Fund. Page 30 (pdf)
    497.458 Disposition of proceeds received on contracts. Page 34 (pdf)
    497.459 Cancellation of, or default on, preneed contracts. Page 38 (pdf)
    497.460 Payment of funds upon death of named beneficiary. Page 39 (pdf)
    497.461 Surety bonding as alternative to trust deposit. Page 40 (pdf)
    497.462 Other alternatives to deposits under s. 497.458. Page 41 (pdf)
    497.464 Alternative preneed contracts. Page 41 (pdf)
    497.465 Inactive, surrendered, and revoked preneed licensees. Page 42 (pdf)
    497.601 Direct disposition; duties. Page 42 (pdf)
    497.607 Cremation; procedure required. Page 43 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 473, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 12/14/2015 at 4:20 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/1/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 854 (c2) Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services Hukill Similar Last Action: 4/1/2016 Chapter No. 2016-172
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    367565 - Amendment
    Remove lines 652-664     		Roberson 1/27/2016
    5:33 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    1/28/2016     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (31)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    497.005 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    497.141 Licensing; general application procedures. Page 5 (pdf)
    497.146 Licensing; address of record; changes; licensee responsibility. Page 6 (pdf)
    497.152 Disciplinary grounds. Page 7 (pdf)
    497.161 Other rulemaking provisions. Page 10 (pdf)
    497.264 License not assignable or transferable. Page 11 (pdf)
    497.266 Care and maintenance trust fund; remedy of department for noncompliance. Page 12 (pdf)
    497.267 Disposition of income of care and maintenance trust fund; notice to purchasers and depositors. Page 12 (pdf)
    497.2675 Page 13 (pdf)
    497.268 Care and maintenance trust fund, percentage of payments for burial rights to be deposited. Page 23 (pdf)
    497.269 Care and maintenance trust fund; financial reports. Page 24 (pdf)
    497.273 Cemetery companies; authorized functions. Page 25 (pdf)
    497.274 Standards for grave spaces. Page 25 (pdf)
    497.277 Other charges. Page 26 (pdf)
    497.283 Prohibition on sale of personal property or services. Page 26 (pdf)
    497.286 Owners to provide addresses; presumption of abandonment; abandonment procedures; sale of abandoned unused burial rights. Page 27 (pdf)
    497.371 Embalmers; establishment of embalmer apprentice program. Page 28 (pdf)
    497.372 Funeral directing; conduct constituting practice of funeral directing. Page 29 (pdf)
    497.381 Solicitation of goods or services. Page 29 (pdf)
    497.452 Preneed license required. Page 30 (pdf)
    497.454 Approval of preneed contract and related forms. Page 30 (pdf)
    497.456 Preneed Funeral Contract Consumer Protection Trust Fund. Page 31 (pdf)
    497.458 Disposition of proceeds received on contracts. Page 34 (pdf)
    497.459 Cancellation of, or default on, preneed contracts. Page 39 (pdf)
    497.460 Payment of funds upon death of named beneficiary. Page 40 (pdf)
    497.461 Surety bonding as alternative to trust deposit. Page 40 (pdf)
    497.462 Other alternatives to deposits under s. 497.458. Page 41 (pdf)
    497.464 Alternative preneed contracts. Page 42 (pdf)
    497.465 Inactive, surrendered, and revoked preneed licensees. Page 42 (pdf)
    497.601 Direct disposition; duties. Page 43 (pdf)
    497.607 Cremation; procedure required. Page 43 (pdf)

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  • HB 473, Original Filed Version Posted 10/29/2015 at 10:57 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Insurance and Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/5/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 854 Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services Hukill Similar Last Action: 4/1/2016 Chapter No. 2016-172
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (30)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    497.005 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    497.141 Licensing; general application procedures. Page 20 (pdf)
    497.152 Disciplinary grounds. Page 22 (pdf)
    497.161 Other rulemaking provisions. Page 25 (pdf)
    497.266 Care and maintenance trust fund; remedy of department for noncompliance. Page 25 (pdf)
    497.267 Disposition of income of care and maintenance trust fund; notice to purchasers and depositors. Page 26 (pdf)
    497.2675 Page 26 (pdf)
    497.268 Care and maintenance trust fund, percentage of payments for burial rights to be deposited. Page 28 (pdf)
    497.269 Care and maintenance trust fund; financial reports. Page 29 (pdf)
    497.273 Cemetery companies; authorized functions. Page 29 (pdf)
    497.274 Standards for grave spaces. Page 30 (pdf)
    497.277 Other charges. Page 30 (pdf)
    497.283 Prohibition on sale of personal property or services. Page 31 (pdf)
    497.286 Owners to provide addresses; presumption of abandonment; abandonment procedures; sale of abandoned unused burial rights. Page 31 (pdf)
    497.371 Embalmers; establishment of embalmer apprentice program. Page 32 (pdf)
    497.372 Funeral directing; conduct constituting practice of funeral directing. Page 33 (pdf)
    497.381 Solicitation of goods or services. Page 34 (pdf)
    497.452 Preneed license required. Page 34 (pdf)
    497.454 Approval of preneed contract and related forms. Page 35 (pdf)
    497.456 Preneed Funeral Contract Consumer Protection Trust Fund. Page 36 (pdf)
    497.458 Disposition of proceeds received on contracts. Page 39 (pdf)
    497.459 Cancellation of, or default on, preneed contracts. Page 43 (pdf)
    497.460 Payment of funds upon death of named beneficiary. Page 44 (pdf)
    497.461 Surety bonding as alternative to trust deposit. Page 44 (pdf)
    497.462 Other alternatives to deposits under s. 497.458. Page 44 (pdf)
    497.464 Alternative preneed contracts. Page 46 (pdf)
    497.465 Inactive, surrendered, and revoked preneed licensees. Page 46 (pdf)
    497.469 Page 47 (pdf)
    497.601 Direct disposition; duties. Page 49 (pdf)
    497.607 Cremation; procedure required. Page 50 (pdf)

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