Declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee; amends definition.
Summary
Declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee; definition. Amends the definition of "declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee" to specify that a declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee, when offered by a seller, shall not exceed 25 percent of the guaranteed preneed supplies and services included in the funeral contract price. Under current law, a declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee, when offered by a seller, shall not exceed 25 percent of the preneed funeral contract price. The bill also directs the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers to amend its regulations to ensure that declinable preneed funeral guarantee fees are used solely to guarantee the cost of preneed supplies and services as described in preneed funeral contracts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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MINOR
This bill formalizes the transition of SB 989 from an enrolled bill to a chaptered act, making it official law. The substantive content remains unchanged from the enrolled version, with only formatting differences between the two versions. The bill amends Virginia Code § 54.1-2800 to define 'declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee' and requires the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers to update regulations accordingly.
TECHNICAL
Formatting changes between enrolled and chaptered versions, including page headers, chapter numbering, and spacing adjustments. No substantive policy changes.
DEFINITION
Formal definition of 'declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee' as an optional, declinable fee that cannot exceed 25% of guaranteed preneed supplies and services, must be refundable within 30 days of contract execution, cannot be considered a finance fee, and must be listed on the general price list.
REQUIREMENT
Requirement for the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers to amend regulations to ensure declinable preneed funeral guarantee fees are used solely to guarantee the cost of preneed supplies and services as described in preneed funeral contracts.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Jan 24, 2025
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 511 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB989ER)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Assigned sub: Health
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angelia Graves
DDemocratic
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