CHAPTER NUMBER: 662 
File Code: Health  Occupations
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Morhaim, Harrison, and Muse (Task Force to Examine the
State's Cemetery and Funeral Industry)
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Morticians
 Licenses
 
Repealing a provision of law that specifies educational requirements
for a mortician's apprentice license; requiring that specified
education requirements be met before an applicant appears before the
State Board of Morticians for approval for an apprentice license;
reducing the amount of time an apprentice must work and the number of
embalmings and funerals an apprentice must assist with or participate
in; reducing the amount of time that an applicant may spend as an
apprentice; etc.
House Action
- 1/23
 - First Reading Environmental Matters
 - 2/5
 - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/18
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/20
 - Third Reading Passed (133-1)
 - 4/3
 - House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
 -      House Requests Senate Recede
 -      Conference Committee Appointed ...
 -      Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Stull
 - 4/5
 - Conference Committee Report Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed (117-1)
 - 4/7
 - Passed Enrolled
 - 5/22
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 662
 
Senate Action
- 3/24
 - First Reading Finance
 - 3/25
 - Re-assigned Economic and Environmental Affairs
 - 3/26
 - Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/4
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/5
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
 - 4/6
 - Senate Refuses to Recede
 -      Conference Committee Appointed ...
 -      Senators Hollinger, Craig, Pinsky
 - 4/7
 - Conference Committee Report Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
 - Cemetery & Funeral Ind., T. F. to Examin      e th
 - Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
 - Delegate C. Anthony Muse, District 26
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - APPRENTICES
 - ATTORNEY GENERAL
 - CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
 - COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
 - CREMATION
 - EDUCATION -see also- PUBLIC SCHOOLS; SPECIAL ED.; HIGHER ED.
 - IDENTIFICATION
 - LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES
 - MORTICIANS
 - STATE'S ATTORNEYS
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 -   Health Occupations
 - (
 7-303 ,
 7-306 ,
 7-314 ,
 7-316 ,
 7-316 ,
 7-316.1 ,
 7-411 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF) 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- House 
 - Number: 209674/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 18, 1997     at: 10:55
 Status: Adopted         
 - Senate
 - Number: 274309/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 4, 1997      at: 11:40
 Status: Adopted         
 
Conference Committee Documents:
- Report Number: 582890/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997      at: 22:45
 Status: Adopted         
 - Amendment Number: 292895/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997      at: 22:45
 Status: Adopted