l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 1547

Cremation; prohibit until approved by county medical examiner.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on June 9, 2020. The 2020 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

February 17 to June 9, 2020, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 17 to Mar 517 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 17 to Feb 2710 days

In the SenateMar 5 to Jun 9 · stopped96 days

Public Health and WelfareMay 12 to Jun 9 · stopped28 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 Feb 17 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 17Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 5Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 9 – Jun 9

  1. Mar 9Sent to the Senate
  2. May 12Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Jun 9Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 17Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 5Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 5PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 9Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. May 12Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  7. Jun 9Died In CommitteeSenate