Life insurance; authorize funeral services provider to obtain certain information within two business days.
HB 1034 would require life insurers to provide funeral homes with specific details about a deceased person's life insurance policy within two business days of a valid request. This includes confirming policy existence, listing beneficiaries, disclosing outstanding loans, and stating payable benefits. Funeral homes must then inform beneficiaries in writing (in bold) that insurance funds aren't legally required to cover funeral costs or debts. The bill also establishes penalties for insurers failing to respond timely or for funeral providers making false requests.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Last action Feb 4, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Insurance
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Earle Banks
DDemocratic
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 1034
Scope: MS
Hi! I can help you understand HB 1034. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline