Disposition of dead bodies; payment of expenses. (HB1661)

Introduced By

Sen. Kenneth Alexander (D-Norfolk)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
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

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2011Committee
01/10/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100790D
01/10/2011Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/13/2011Assigned HWI sub: #3
01/18/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB1661)
01/18/2011Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
01/18/2011Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
01/20/2011Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/21/2011Read first time
01/24/2011Read second time and engrossed
01/25/2011Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
01/25/2011VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2011Constitutional reading dispensed
01/26/2011Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/10/2011Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2011Read third time
02/14/2011Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2011Enrolled
02/17/2011Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1661ER)
02/17/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB1661ER)
02/17/2011Signed by Speaker
02/20/2011Signed by President
03/25/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 569 (effective 7/1/11)
03/25/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0569)

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 35 seconds.