General Bill
Funeral and Cemetery Services:
Revises and provides definitions applicable to the Florida Funeral and Cemetery Services Act; provides dimension and spacing standards for grave spaces; requires a map of reference markers and a land survey for areas proposed to be developed by a licensed cemetery company; exempts adult grave spaces previously established; provides requirements for identification of human remains in licensed cemeteries; prohibits any person from advertising for sale or making any arrangement for a preneed contract without having a valid certificate of authority; expands the exemption from the required certificate of authority for certain religious-institution-owned cemeteries to include the sale and opening or closing of cremation interment containers to members and family members of the religious institution; requires preneed contracts to include in the refund notice the exclusion for amounts allocable to burial rights, merchandise, and services used by the purchaser; authorizes the Board of Funeral and Cemetery Services to review trust funds, trust agreements, and outstanding preneed contracts of, and perform other procedures at its discretion with respect to, a certificateholder filing notice to become inactive.
Effective Date:
This act shall take effect July 1, 2003
Last Event:
Died on Second Reading Calendar on Friday, May 2, 2003 6:15 PM
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Bill #:
HB 1641 CS
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Subject:
Funeral and Cemetery Services, Funeral Directing, Embalming, and Direct Disposition
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Bill #:
CS/SB 2016
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Subject:
Funeral & Cemetery Services
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H Died on Second Reading Calendar
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Time:
05/02/2003 - 6:15 PM
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H Bill added to Second Reading Calendar
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03/25/2003 - 4:26 PM
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H Bill released to House Calendar
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03/25/2003 - 4:26 PM
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H Bill passed referred committee
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Time:
03/25/2003 - 4:26 PM
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Commerce
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H Bill reported out of committee meeting
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Time:
03/25/2003 - 4:26 PM
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Commerce
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H Bill added to Commerce agenda
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Time:
03/20/2003 - 4:20 PM
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Commerce
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H Bill passed referred committee
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Time:
03/17/2003 - 7:05 PM
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Subcommittee on Banking & Securities
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H Bill reported out of committee meeting
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Time:
03/17/2003 - 7:05 PM
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Subcommittee on Banking & Securities
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H Bill added to Subcommittee on Banking & Securities agenda
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Time:
03/13/2003 - 4:20 PM
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Subcommittee on Banking & Securities
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H Bill referred to Commerce
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Time:
03/07/2003 - 3:57 PM
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Commerce
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H Bill referred to Subcommittee on Banking & Securities
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Time:
03/07/2003 - 3:57 PM
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Subcommittee on Banking & Securities
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Event:
H 1st Reading
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Time:
03/04/2003 - 10:30 AM
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H File timely
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Time:
02/28/2003 - 12:18 PM
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Member:
Detert
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