HB856: Public Guardianship Program; authority to make funeral arrangements.

Chief Patron

Adam Ebbin (D-49)
Arlington, VA
Served: 2004–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

04/19/2006: enacted

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01/10/2006 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 063516300
01/10/2006 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/20/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB856)
01/24/2006 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
01/25/2006 Read first time
01/26/2006 Read second time
01/26/2006 Committee amendment agreed to
01/26/2006 Engrossed by House as amended HB856E
01/26/2006 Printed as engrossed 063516300-E
01/27/2006 Passed by for the day
01/30/2006 Passed by for the day
01/31/2006 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 1-A)
01/31/2006 VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N 1-A)
01/31/2006 Communicated to Senate
02/01/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/01/2006 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/07/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB856E)
02/16/2006 Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
02/17/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/17/2006 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2006 Read third time
02/20/2006 Reading of amendment waived
02/20/2006 Committee amendment agreed to
02/20/2006 Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/20/2006 Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2006 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/2006 Placed on Calendar
02/22/2006 Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 2-N)
02/22/2006 VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 2-N)
02/28/2006 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB856ER)
02/28/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB856ER)
02/28/2006 Enrolled
03/01/2006 Signed by Speaker
03/02/2006 Signed by President
04/11/2006 Governor's recommendation received by House
04/18/2006 Placed on Calendar
04/19/2006 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 1-N)
04/19/2006 VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N)
04/19/2006 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N)
04/19/2006 VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
04/19/2006 G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/19/2006 Reenrolled
04/19/2006 Reenrolled bill text (HB856ER2)
04/19/2006 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/19/2006 Signed by President as reenrolled
04/19/2006 Enacted, Chapter 854 (effective 7/1/06)
04/19/2006 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0854)

Summary

Public Guardianship Program; authority to make funeral arrangements. Authorizes a public guardian or conservator to make funeral, cremation, or burial arrangements if the public guardian or conservator is not aware of any person that has been otherwise designated to make the arrangements as set forth in § 54.1-2825. A public guardian or conservator may make funeral or burial arrangements if the public guardian or conservator has made a good faith effort to locate the next of kin to determine if the next of kin wishes to make the burial, cremation or funeral arrangements and the next of kin of the incapacitated person does not wish to make the arrangements. Good faith effort includes contacting the next of kin identified in the petition for appointment of a guardian or conservator. When in compliance with the law, funeral service licensees, funeral service establishments, registered crematoria, and public guardians and conservators are provided immunity from civil liability for any act, decision, or omission resulting from acceptance of any dead body for disposition, unless such acts, decisions, or omissions resulted from bad faith or malicious intent. View Full Text »

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