INTEGRITY IN DEATH CARE ACT
Summary
Creates the Reestablishing Integrity in Death Care Act. Provides that no later than January 1, 2025, when a death occurs within the State, the deceased's body, body bag, and any body part, organ, or tissue separated from the deceased to be used in nontransplant organ donation shall be affixed with a unique identifier, and chain of custody documentation shall be maintained for all dead bodies and human remains. Specifies requirements for the unique identifier and chain of custody documentation. Provides that the State Comptroller, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, and the Department of Public Health may inspect any business, provider, or facility in the State that handles dead bodies or human remains to ensure compliance with the Act and the rules adopted under the Act. Authorizes rulemaking to implement and enforce the Act. Amends the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code, the Crematory Regulation Act, and the Vital Records Act to make conforming and other changes. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Apr 9, 2024
Signed Aug 9, 2024
Floor votes · House May 21, 2024
How they voted
112–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 116
May 21, 2024
D
Democratic76
96% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
66
Key actions
11
Committee
13
Amendments
8
Aug 9, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 24, 2024
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
lower
May 23, 2024
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 013-000-000
lower
May 23, 2024
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
lower
May 23, 2024
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
lower
May 21, 2024
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 21, 2024
lower
May 21, 2024
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
lower
May 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
May 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
lower
May 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
May 3, 2024
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 3, 2024
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Gill
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Executive; 012-000-000
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Executive
lower
Nov 8, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Doris Turner
DDemocratic
P
Mary Gill
DDemocratic
Co
Adriane Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Cunningham
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Charlie Meier
RRepublican
Co
Christopher Belt
DDemocratic
Co
Cristina Castro
DDemocratic
Co
Cyril Nichols
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Koehler
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Vella
DDemocratic
Co
Harry Benton
DDemocratic
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