Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 1217
Disposition of dead body; coroner may sign consent authorizing if no consent received from specified persons.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-11-58, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE CORONER MAY SIGN THE CONSENT AUTHORIZING THE DISPOSITION OF A DECEDENT'S BODY IF NO CONSENT FOR THE EMBALMING, CREMATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE REMAINS IS RECEIVED FROM ANY OF THE SPECIFIED RELATIVES OR INTERESTED PERSONS OR INSTITUTIONS WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE DECEDENT'S DEATH, AFTER DILIGENT SEARCH AND INQUIRY TO FIND ANY OF THE PERSONS OR INSTITUTIONS WHO HAVE THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO DIRECT THE DISPOSITION OF THE DECEDENT'S BODY; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 73-11-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROHIBITS THE EMBALMING OR CREMATION OF A DEAD HUMAN BODY WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE NEXT OF KIN, 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 16 to January 31, 2017, 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 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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 16 – Jan 31
- Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives