Cremation permits, coroners
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 17-5-600, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERMITS FOR CREMATION WHICH MUST BE ISSUED BY CORONERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO FEE FOR A PERMIT FOR CREMATION MAY BE CHARGED; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-63-40, RELATING TO COUNTY REGISTRARS AND THE ISSUANCE OF BURIAL-REMOVAL-TRANSIT PERMITS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A CORONER OR MEDICAL EXAMINER FROM CHARGING A FEE FOR SUCH PERMIT.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Last action Mar 17, 2021
Floor votes · House Mar 16, 2021
How they voted
104–2
Passed · 15 other
Total votes 121
Mar 16, 2021
D
Democratic43
86% Yea
R
Republican78
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 16, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (104-2-15)
house
Mar 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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