Funeral establishments; full time manager requirement, exception, number of calls.
Summary
Provides that the Board of Funeral Services may grant a hardship waiver from the requirement that each licensed funeral service establishment have a person licensed for the practice of funeral services or a licensed funeral director in charge, full time, allowing for the operation of two establishments by a single full-time funeral service licensee or funeral director if the combined average number of funeral calls at the two establishments over the previous three years is no more than 135 calls per year and the distance between the two establishments is 50 miles or less. Currently, the Board may grant the exception if the combined average number of annual calls at the two establishments is no more than 85 per year.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 7, 2019
Signed Feb 19, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 16, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 16, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Feb 19, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 66 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 16, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 7, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102369D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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