l9n/ Mississippi

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 706

Cremation; prohibit until approved by county medical examiner.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 14, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-61-69, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT CREMATION OF A BODY UNTIL THE COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE DEATH OCCURRED CERTIFIES THAT HE OR SHE INVESTIGATED THE CAUSE AND THE MANNER OF DEATH, HAS THE OPINION THAT NO FURTHER EXAMINATION IS NECESSARY AND APPROVES THE CREMATION OF THE BODY; TO AMEND SECTION 41-61-61, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ANY PERSON WITH KNOWLEDGE THAT A BODY MAY BE CREMATED TO PROMPTLY INFORM THE COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE DEATH OCCURRED FOR PURPOSES OF AN INVESTIGATION OF THE BODY; TO AMEND SECTION 73-11-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT A LICENSED FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT OR OTHER LICENSEE OF THE BOARD FROM CREMATING A HUMAN BODY WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM THE COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE DEATH OCCURRED; 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 17 to February 14, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 14 · stopped28 days

Judiciary BJan 17 to Feb 115 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 17 – Feb 14

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Feb 1Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 12Tabled in the House, subject to being called up again
  4. Feb 14Died on the calendar in the House
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 12Tabled Subject To CallHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 14Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives