Disposition of dead bodies; payment of expenses. (HB1661)
Introduced By
Sen. Kenneth Alexander (D-Norfolk)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Disposition of dead bodies; how expenses paid. Clarifies that, following any investigation or autopsy performed by the Medical Examiner, expenses for the disposition of a dead body shall be borne by a claimant who claims the body or, if the claimant is unable to pay the reasonable expenses of disposition, the county or city in which the deceased person resided, if a resident of Virginia at the time of death, or the county or city in which the death occurred, if the deceased person was not a resident of Virginia or the location of the deceased person's residence cannot reasonably be determined. If the body is unclaimed and the Commissioner of Health does not accept the body for scientific study, the body shall be accepted by the sheriff of the county or city in which the death occurred, and the costs of disposition shall be borne by the county or city in which the deceased person resided, if a resident of Virginia at the time of death, or the county or city in which the death occurred. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2011 | Committee |
01/10/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100790D |
01/10/2011 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/13/2011 | Assigned HWI sub: #3 |
01/18/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1661) |
01/18/2011 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
01/18/2011 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) |
01/20/2011 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2011 | Read first time |
01/24/2011 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/25/2011 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
01/25/2011 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/26/2011 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/10/2011 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2011 | Read third time |
02/14/2011 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2011 | Enrolled |
02/17/2011 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1661ER) |
02/17/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1661ER) |
02/17/2011 | Signed by Speaker |
02/20/2011 | Signed by President |
03/25/2011 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 569 (effective 7/1/11) |
03/25/2011 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0569) |