Mississippi House Bill 706 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 14 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-14 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

Cremation; prohibit until approved by county medical examiner.

Rep. Karl Oliver [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-14	House	Died On Calendar
2019-02-12	House	Tabled Subject To Call
2019-02-01	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2019-01-17	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0706.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0706IN.htm