Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.
2014 Regular Session
House Bill 505
Funeral director courtesy cards; authorize for persons licensed in adjacent states to perform certain acts of funeral directing in MS.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 73-11-52, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE SHALL ISSUE SPECIAL PERMITS KNOWN AS COURTESY CARDS TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT LICENSED AS A FUNERAL DIRECTOR IN MISSISSIPPI BUT WHO ARE LICENSED OR CERTIFIED AS A FUNERAL DIRECTOR IN A STATE THAT BORDERS MISSISSIPPI, IF THE BORDERING STATE ISSUES COURTESY CARDS OR SIMILAR PERMITS TO FUNERAL DIRECTORS LICENSED IN MISSISSIPPI; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH THE FEE FOR THE COURTESY CARDS; TO SPECIFY THE ACTS OF FUNERAL DIRECTING THAT COURTESY CARD HOLDERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO UNDERTAKE IN MISSISSIPPI; TO REQUIRE COURTESY CARD HOLDERS TO COMPLY WITH ALL LAWS AND RULES OF MISSISSIPPI WHEN ENGAGED IN ANY ACTS OF FUNERAL DIRECTING IN THIS STATE; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO REVOKE OR SUSPEND A COURTESY CARD OR SUBJECT THE COURTESY CARD HOLDER TO DISCIPLINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS AND RULES APPLICABLE TO FUNERAL DIRECTORS LICENSED IN MISSISSIPPI; TO PROHIBIT COURTESY CARD HOLDERS FROM PERFORMING CERTAIN ACTS RELATED TO THE PRACTICE OF FUNERAL DIRECTING IN MISSISSIPPI; TO AMEND SECTION 73-11-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 20 to February 4, 2014, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Appropriations
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Public Health and Human Services;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives