Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 1235
Unclaimed dead bodies; coroner shall cause to be entrusted to funeral homes in county on a rotation basis.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-39-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A PERSON WHO ACQUIRES POSSESSION OF A DEAD HUMAN BODY THAT IS NOT CLAIMED FOR BURIAL OR CREMATION WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO NOTIFY THE CORONER, WHO SHALL TAKE POSSESSION OF THE BODY AND CAUSE THE BODY TO BE ENTRUSTED TO A FUNERAL HOME IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE BODY IS FOUND; TO PROVIDE THAT EXCEPT IN COUNTIES WHERE THE CORONER HAS ESTABLISHED A PREFERRED FUNERAL HOME USING A QUALIFIED BIDDING PROCESS, DISPOSITION OF DEAD BODIES SHALL BE ON A ROTATION BASIS, WHICH SHALL TREAT EQUALLY ALL FUNERAL HOMES DESIRING TO PARTICIPATE, SUCH ROTATION TO BE ESTABLISHED BY THE CORONER AFTER CONSULTATION WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FUNERAL HOMES IN THE COUNTY OR COUNTIES INVOLVED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 21 to February 5, 2019, 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 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 21 to Feb 5 · 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 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives