File Code: Business Regulation and Occupations
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Hafer, Madden, and Trotter (Task Force to Examine the State's
Cemetery and Funeral Industry) and Senator Della
- Entitled:
-
Death Care Industry Regulation (Rachel's Law)
Creating the Office of Cemetery Oversight; requiring registration to
operate a cemetery or to provide burial goods; providing exceptions;
requiring a permit to operate a cemetery or burial goods business as a
corporation, limited liability company, or partnership; requiring
registrants and permit holders to make specified disclosures when
entering into specified contracts; altering the trust and escrow
requirements for sellers of preneed contracts; establishing an
advisory board and a Cemetery Oversight Fund; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/10
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 2/11
- Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/14
- Re-referred Finance
- 3/10
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 3/11
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Senator W. Baker) Adopted
- 3/12
- Favorable with Amendments
- Special Order after Special Order calendar (Senator Bromwell) Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments
- Special Order 3/13 (Senator Forehand) Adopted
- 3/13
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator W. Baker) Rejected (13-24)
- Motion Special Order 3/14 (Senator Forehand) Rejected (23-23)
- Motion Special Order 3/17 (Senator W. Baker) Rejected (16-26)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/17
- Third Reading Passed (39-6)
House Action
- 3/18
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 3/20
- Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsored by:
- Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
- Cemetery & Funeral Ind., T. F. to Examin e th
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
- Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
- Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- AUTOPSIES
- BUDGETS
- CEMETERIES
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
- CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
- DISCLOSURE
- ESCROW ACCOUNTS
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- FUNERALS
- INTEREST
- LABOR,LICENSING, AND REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES
- MORTICIANS
- MURDER
- PENALTIES
- PRICES
- REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
- REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SECRETARY OF STATE
- SUNSET
- TITLES
- TRANSPORTATION -see also- BUSES; MASS TRANSIT; RAILROADS
- VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMP; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Business Regulation
- (
5-101 ,
5-102 ,
5-201 ,
5-201 ,
5-202 ,
5-202 ,
5-203 ,
5-203 ,
5-204 ,
5-204 ,
5-205 ,
5-206 ,
5-207 ,
5-301 ,
5-301 ,
5-302 ,
5-302 ,
5-303 ,
5-303 ,
5-304 ,
5-304 ,
5-305 ,
5-305 ,
5-306 ,
5-306 ,
5-307 ,
5-307 ,
5-308 ,
5-308 ,
5-309 ,
5-309 ,
5-310 ,
5-311 ,
5-312 ,
5-401 ,
5-401 ,
5-402 ,
5-402 ,
5-403 ,
5-403 ,
5-404 ,
5-404 ,
5-405 ,
5-406 ,
5-407 ,
5-408 ,
5-409 ,
5-410 ,
5-411 ,
5-412 ,
5-501 ,
5-501 ,
5-502 ,
5-502 ,
5-503 ,
5-504 ,
5-601 ,
5-602 ,
5-604 ,
5-605 ,
5-606 ,
5-607 ,
5-608 ,
5-701 ,
5-702 ,
5-704 ,
5-705 ,
5-707 ,
5-709 ,
5-710 ,
5-711 ,
5-801 ,
5-901 ,
5-902 ,
5-903 ,
5-904 ,
5-1001 ,
5-1002
)
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-399.8
)
- Health Occupations
- (
7-405 ,
7-405
)
- State Government
- (
8-403
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 607340/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 13, 1997 at: 11:39
Status: Adopted
- Number: 812099/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 13, 1997 at: 11:39
Status: Rejected
