2007 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 457

CHAPTER NUMBER: 186
File Code: Health Occupations Prior Year Introduction As: SB 821/04 Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 756
Sponsored By:
Delegates Rosenberg, Ali, Hammen, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, and Weldon
Entitled:
Health Occupations - Funeral Director Licenses

Synopsis:

Renaming the State Board of Morticians to be the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors; requiring that an individual be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice funeral direction in the State; requiring the Board to establish qualifications, examinations, and experience requirements for licensing funeral directors; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action
2/6
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/14
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
3/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/9
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/12
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/5
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/24
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 186

Sponsored by:

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Heather Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Apprentices
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
Examinations
Funerals
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers' Licenses
Morticians
Names -see also- Proper Names
Religion -see also- Churches
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Substance Abuse
Sunset

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health Occupations
( 7-101 , 7-201 , 7-206 , 7-301 , 7-302 , 7-303 , 7-304 , 7-305 , 7-306 , 7-307 , 7-308 , 7-308.1 , 7-401 , 7-402 , 7-408 , 7-409 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 536885/01     Offered on: March 7, 2007   at: 10:43 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 9, 2007: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
April 2, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)