Bill Text: VA HB641 | 2020 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Funeral service providers; caskets provided by third parties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-03-03 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0097) [HB641 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2020-HB641-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 641 Offered January 8, 2020 Prefiled January 6, 2020 A BILL to amend and reenact §54.1-2808.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to funeral service providers; caskets provided by third parties. ---------- Patron-- Hurst ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §54.1-2808.3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§54.1-2808.3. Acceptance of third-party-provided caskets.

A. No person except a licensed funeral service establishment or funeral service licensee shall offer for sale or sell a casket when preneed arrangements for funeral services are being made, including preneed funeral contracts and preneed funeral planning.

B. When at-need arrangements for funeral services have been made with a licensed funeral service establishment, funeral service licensees shall accept caskets provided by third parties in accordance with 16 C.F.R. Part 453, Funeral Industry Practices, Federal Trade Commission.

B. No funeral service establishment or funeral service licensee shall be required to store a casket provided by a third party when preneed arrangements for funeral services have been made.