File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 540
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Montgomery, Benson, Colburn, Forehand, Garagiola, Madaleno, Manno,
McFadden, Peters, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, and Stone
- Entitled:
-
Handling Human Remains with Dignity Act of 2012
Requiring a funeral establishment or crematory, on taking custody of
the body of a decedent in accordance with all authorizations required
by law, to maintain the body in a specified manner; requiring a
funeral establishment or crematory to maintain the body of a decedent
with refrigeration and at a specified temperature under specified
circumstances; prohibiting the body of a decedent from being embalmed
or artificially preserved except under specified circumstances; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
For explanation of terms
click here.
Senate Action
- 2/1
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs & Finance
- Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m. (Education Health and Environmental Affairs)
- 3/23
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/20
- Favorable with Amendments {704036/1 Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/22
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- 4/2
- Returned Passed
House Action
- 3/24
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 3/28
- Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)
- 4/5
- Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
- 4/1
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed (131-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/22
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 500
Sponsored by:
- Senator Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
- Senator Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
- Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
- Senator Roger P. Manno, District 19
- Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
- Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
- Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
- Senator Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
- Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
- Senator James N. Robey, District 13
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
- Cemeteries
- Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
- Cremation
- Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
- Discipline
- Funerals
- Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers' Licenses
- Morticians
- Notices
- Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration
- Storage
- Transportation -see also- Aircraft; Airports; Boats; etc
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Business Regulation
- (
5-101
,
5-101
,
5-310
)
- Health - General
- (
5-513
)
- Health Occupations
- (
7-101
,
7-101
,
7-316
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Attorney General Letter:
Available
- Amendments:
Senate
- Number: 704036/01 Offered on: March 23, 2012 at:
6:45 p.m. Status: Adopted
-
Committee Votes :
Senate
- Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
House
- Health and Government Operations
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- March 22, 2012: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
- April 2, 2012: Third Reading Passed (131-0)
