VA SB521 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 28 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-28 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0247)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Preneed funeral contracts; declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee. Defines "declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee" as an optional and declinable fee agreed to by a preneed funeral contract purchaser, if offered by a seller, for which the cost of the supplies and services as described in the preneed funeral contract are guaranteed. The bill describes certain requirements that must be met for funeral service licensees to offer declinable preneed funeral guarantee fees. The bill directs the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.

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Title

Preneed funeral contracts; declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-03-28 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0247)
2024-03-28 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 247 (effective 7/1/24)
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-07SenateSigned by President
2024-03-04HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-03-04SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB521ER)
2024-03-04SenateEnrolled
2024-02-27HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
2024-02-27HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2024-02-27HouseRead third time
2024-02-26HouseRead second time
2024-02-22HouseReported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
2024-02-20HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2024-02-16HouseAssigned sub: Health
2024-02-15HouseReferred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2024-02-15HouseReferred from General Laws by voice vote
2024-02-13HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2024-02-13HouseRead first time
2024-02-13HousePlaced on Calendar
2024-01-31SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2024-01-30SenatePassed by for the day
2024-01-30SenateReconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
2024-01-30SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2024-01-29SenateRead second time and engrossed
2024-01-26SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2024-01-24SenateReported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
2024-01-09SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2024-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104409D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5412800(n/a)See Bill Text
5412820(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB521
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB521+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB521ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0247+hil
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB521F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB521FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S12V0038+SB0521
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0124SB0521+SB0521
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0153SB0521+SB0521
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0155SB0521+SB0521
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0164SB0521+SB0521
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H2401V0042+SB0521
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H24V0208+SB0521
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1207+SB0521

Bill Comments

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