Mississippi House Bill 1015 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize Persons To Execute A Written Declaration Assigning To A Representative The Right To Direct Disposition Of The Person's Remains After Death And Purchase Goods And Services Related To The Funeral; To Amend Section 73-11-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That When There Are Multiple Members Of The Same Class Having Priority As To The Disposition Of A Decedent's Body, A Funeral Director, Funeral Service Practitioner Or Funeral Establishment Shall Act In Accordance With The Directive Of A Majority Of The Members Of The Class Who Can Be Located With Reasonable Efforts; To Amend Section 73-11-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow A Crematory Or Funeral Establishment To Dispose Of Any Remains Unclaimed By The Family After One Hundred Twenty Days After Cremation By Scattering Or Burial; To Amend Section 75-63-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Insured Under A Preneed Contract To Modify The Contract To Change The Method Of Disposition Of The Insured's Body From Burial In A Casket To Cremation Of The Body, Or From Cremation To Burial In A Casket; And For Related Purposes.

Funeral homes; revise various provisions relating to disposition of bodies, crematories and preneed contracts.

Rep. Greg Haney [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	House	Died In Committee
2021-01-18	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
73	11	58	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	11	69	Amended Code	See Bill Text
75	63	55	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB1015.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1015IN.htm