Veterans; disposition and identification of unclaimed cremains. (HB439)

Introduced By

Del. Bob Tata (R-Virginia Beach) with support from 28 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge), Del. Ben Cline (R-Amherst), Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Del. Mark Dudenhefer (R-Stafford), Del. Matt Fariss (R-Rustburg), Del. Tag Greason (R-Potomac Falls), Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Joe May (R-Leesburg), Del. Rick Morris (R-Carrollton), Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville), Del. Lacey Putney (I-Bedford), Del. Roxann Robinson (R-Chesterfield), Del. Nick Rush (R-Christiansburg), Del. Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach), Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt), Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan), Del. Mike Watson (R-Williamsburg), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake), Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg), Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke), Sen. Toddy Puller (D-Mount Vernon), Sen. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake), Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon), Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach)

Progress

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

Description

Veterans; disposition of cremains.  Requires a funeral director to determine whether unclaimed cremains are those of a veteran prior to disposing of such cremains, and provides that a funeral director may transfer cremains of a veteran to a veterans service organization for purposes of disposition. The bill also provides that absent bad faith or malicious intent, no funeral director who transfers the cremains of a veteran or veterans service organization that receives the cremains of a veteran for purposes of disposition shall be liable for civil negligence. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2012Committee
01/10/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100050D
01/10/2012Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/13/2012Assigned GL sub: #4 Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
01/23/2012Impact statement from DPB (HB439)
01/24/2012Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
01/26/2012Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2012Committee substitute printed 12104530D-H1
01/30/2012Read first time
01/31/2012Read second time
01/31/2012Committee substitute agreed to 12104530D-H1
01/31/2012Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB439H1
02/01/2012Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/01/2012VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2012Constitutional reading dispensed
02/02/2012Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/03/2012Impact statement from DPB (HB439H1)
02/13/2012Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2012Read third time
02/15/2012Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2012Enrolled
02/17/2012Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB439ER)
02/17/2012Signed by Speaker
02/20/2012Impact statement from DPB (HB439ER)
02/20/2012Signed by President
02/28/2012G Approved by Governor-Chapter 24 (effective 7/1/12)
02/28/2012G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0024)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.