2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 58

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 13
Sponsored By:
Delegates Cadden, Sophocleus, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Boschert, Leopold, and Love
Entitled:
Health - Failure to Properly Bury or Dispose of a Body - Penalties

Synopsis:

Prohibiting an individual from burying or disposing of a human body except in a family burial plot or other area allowed by a local ordinance, a crematorium, a cemetery, or a funeral establishment; and establishing specified penalties.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
08/25
Pre-filed
1/12
First Reading Environmental Matters
Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m.
1/26
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (136-4)
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/29
Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by:
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CEMETERIES
CREMATION
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
FUNERALS
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
MEDICAL EXAMINERS
NOTICES
PENALTIES
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
REPORTS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 5-101 , 5-203 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 290716/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 27, 2000   at: 2:37 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 26, 2000: Third Reading Passed (136-4)