SB989
Declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee; amends definition.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee; definition.
Amends the definition of 'declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee' to specify that a declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee, when offered by a seller, shall not exceed 25 percent of the guaranteed preneed supplies and services included in the funeral contract price. Under current law, a declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee, ... (More) when offered by a seller, shall not exceed 25 percent of the preneed funeral contract price. The bill also directs the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers to amend its regulations to ensure that declinable preneed funeral guarantee fees are used solely to guarantee the cost of preneed supplies and services as described in preneed funeral contracts. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101557D
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB989)
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 25101557D-E
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB989)
- 02/03/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 02/04/2025 - House: Assigned sub: Health
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/11/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
- 02/12/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/13/2025 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/18/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/18/2025 - House: Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB989ER)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB989)
- 02/20/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
- 03/05/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 511 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/24/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0511)
