SB 679 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Preneed funeral contracts; life insurance or annuity contracts.

Summary
Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers; lifeinsurance or annuity preneed funeral contract requirements. Prohibitsthe Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers from requiring lifeinsurance or annuity contracts used to fund a preneed funeral contractto provide that (i) the face value thereof shall be adjusted annuallyby a factor equal to the annualized Consumer Price Index as publishedby the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Laboror (ii) a benefit payable at death under such contract will equalor exceed the sum of all premiums paid for such contract plus interestor dividends.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 20, 2022 Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2022

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 1, 2022
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
16 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 641 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (91-Y 6-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB679H1
lower
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22107150D-H1
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB679E
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (13-Y 0-N 2-A)
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22103687D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Lionell Spruill
Lionell Spruill
DDemocratic
VA
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