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2015 Regular Session

House Bill 677

Cemeteries and preneed contracts; require those covered or funded by a trust to have surety bond to protect owners or insureds.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-43-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE OWNER OF EVERY PERPETUAL CARE CEMETERY SUBJECT TO THE CEMETERY LAW TO FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE A SURETY BOND IN THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY OWNER OR PURCHASER, OR THE FAMILY, LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OR NEXT OF KIN OF ANY SUCH OWNER OR PURCHASER, OF ANY LOT, PLOT, GRAVE, CRYPT, NICHE OR BURIAL SPACE WITHIN THE CEMETERY, WHEN THE CEMETERY IS INSOLVENT OR ABOUT TO BECOME INSOLVENT, OR NO PERPETUAL CARE TRUST FUND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE CEMETERY OR, IF ESTABLISHED, THE TRUST FUND DOES NOT CONTAIN THE FUNDS AS ARE REQUIRED TO BE CONTAINED IN THE TRUST FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 41-43-38, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY SUCH PERSON MAY CLAIM AGAINST THE BOND FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES SUSTAINED BY THE PERSON; TO AMEND SECTION 73-63-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE SELLERS OF PRENEED CONTRACTS THAT ARE FUNDED BY TRUST TO FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE A SURETY BOND IN THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR SUCH LOWER AMOUNT AS PRESCRIBED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CONTRACT INSURED OR THE BENEFICIARIES OR ESTATE OF THE CONTRACT INSURED FOR FINANCIAL LOSS OR OTHER DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER ACTIONS OF A CONTRACT PROVIDER OR IMPROPER USE OF TRUST FUNDS OR THE INSOLVENCY OF THE TRUST; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 75-63-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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

Its course

January 19 to February 3, 2015, 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 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 19 to Feb 3 · 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 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives