HB 641 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Funeral service providers; caskets provided by third parties.

Summary
Funeral service providers; caskets provided by third parties. Eliminates the prohibition on the sale of, or offering for sale, caskets by a person other than a licensed funeral service establishment or funeral service licensee in cases in which preneed funeral arrangements for funeral services are being made. The bill requires funeral service licensees to accept caskets provided by a third party in accordance with the requirements of federal law but makes clear that no funeral service establishment or funeral service licensee shall be required to store a casket provided by a third party when preneed arrangements for funeral services have been made. The bill also provides that any person selling or providing preneed caskets shall be subject to requirements for preneed services set forth in state and federal law.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020 Signed Mar 3, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Mar 3, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 97 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB641E
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104926D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Chris L. Hurst
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
VA
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