HB 1641 CS (2003) -  Funeral and Cemetery Services, Funeral Directing, Embalming, and Direct Disposition

General Bill by Dean (CO-SPONSORS) Ambler; Detert; Homan
Funeral and Cemetery Services, Funeral Directing, Embalming, and Direct Disposition: Revises provisions relating to the funeral industry; extends the embalmer apprentice period; provides additional requirements to be a direct disposal establishment and for inspection; revises requirements to be a funeral establishment; revises cremation requirements for cinerator facilities relating to simultaneous cremations, body parts, cremation containers, and cremation chamber; provides exemption from liability for unintentional or incidental commingling of remains under certain conditions; provides for cremation of parts of human bodies incidental to final disposition; provides for control and supervision of preneed agents; extends the filing time for reports of bodies embalmed or handled; expands authority of legally authorized persons with respect to fetal remains; prohibits any guarantee on the future price of goods or services; revises requirements for identification of human remains prior to final disposition; provides requirements for identification of human remains in licensed and unlicensed cemeteries and by direct disposal establishments; 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 the 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 October 1, 2003
Last Event: Died on Second Reading Calendar on Friday, May 2, 2003 6:15 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 907 Subject: Funeral and Cemetery Services Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 2016 Subject: Funeral & Cemetery Services Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Commerce 4/24/2003 10:28:08 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Commerce 4/22/2003 5:13:02 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Business Regulation 4/15/2003 2:47:10 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Business Regulation 4/15/2003 2:44:10 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Business Regulation 4/13/2003 1:24:01 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died on Second Reading Calendar Time: 05/02/2003 - 6:15 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/24/2003 - 11:22 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/24/2003 - 11:22 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Recommendation: CS by Commerce ; Pending Review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/24/2003 - 10:28 AM Member: Committee: Commerce Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 04/24/2003 - 10:28 AM Member: Committee: Commerce Version:
Event: H Bill reported out of committee meeting Time: 04/24/2003 - 10:28 AM Member: Committee: Commerce Version:
Event: H Bill added to Commerce agenda Time: 04/22/2003 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Version:
Event: H Bill now in Commerce Time: 04/15/2003 - 2:52 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 04/15/2003 - 2:52 PM Member: Committee: Business Regulation Version:
Event: H Bill reported out of committee meeting Time: 04/15/2003 - 2:52 PM Member: Committee: Business Regulation Version:
Event: H Bill now in Business Regulation Time: 04/14/2003 - 5:21 PM Member: Committee: Business Regulation Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 04/14/2003 - 5:21 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Trades, Professions & Regulated Business Version:
Event: H Bill reported out of committee meeting Time: 04/14/2003 - 5:21 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Trades, Professions & Regulated Business Version:
Event: H Bill added to Subcommittee on Trades, Professions & Regulated Business agenda Time: 04/10/2003 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Trades, Professions & Regulated Business Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Commerce Time: 03/17/2003 - 1:59 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Business Regulation Time: 03/17/2003 - 1:59 PM Member: Committee: Business Regulation Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Subcommittee on Trades, Professions & Regulated Business Time: 03/17/2003 - 1:59 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Trades, Professions & Regulated Business Version:
Event: H Read 1st time Time: 03/11/2003 - 2:10 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Filed timely Time: 03/10/2003 - 11:43 AM Member: Dean Committee: Version:

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
470.002 HB 495 CS, HB 1007
470.0085 HB 495 CS
470.021 HB 495 CS
470.024 HB 495 CS
470.025 HB 495 CS
470.0255 HB 495 CS
470.028 HB 495 CS
470.029 HB 495 CS
470.031 HB 495 CS
470.0355 HB 495 CS
470.036 HB 495 CS, HB 1007
497.005 HB 495 CS, HB 907, HB 1803
497.306 HB 495 CS, HB 907
497.307 HB 495 CS, HB 907
497.405 HB 495 CS, HB 907
497.419 HB 495 CS, HB 907
497.436 HB 495 CS, HB 907