Mississippi House Bill 781 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act Relating To The Right To Control The Disposition Of The Remains Of Deceased Persons; To Provide That The Disposition Directions And Funeral Prearrangements Contained In A Preneed Contract May Be Revised Only Under Certain Conditions; To Establish The Rights Of Certain Persons, In Prescribed Order, To Control The Disposition Of The Remains Of A Deceased Person; To Specify Certain Conditions Under Which A Person Forfeits His Legal Right To Direct The Disposition Of Another's Remains; To Authorize The Chancery Court In The County In Which The Deceased Person Last Resided To Determine The Right Of Disposition In Certain Cases Where Those Sharing The Right Of Disposition Cannot Agree; To Prescribe The Rights And Responsibilities Of Funeral Homes When Disputes Relating To The Right Of Disposition Arise; To Amend Sections 73-11-58 And 75-63-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Deceased persons; establish rights of others to control disposition of remains of.

Rep. Stephen Holland [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-14		Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0781.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0781IN.htm