Kentucky Senate Bill 103 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on April 8 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-08 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 59)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [PDF]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to define "cemetery merchandise," "declarant," "declaration," "designee," "funeral," and "funeral merchandise"; establish the uses and requirements for a declaration; permit declarations to specify preferences for the disposition of remains after death; establish that the most recent declaration shall take precedence over other documents concerning disposition of remains; grant persons following a declaration in good-faith immunity from liability; specify requirements to revoke a declaration and specify actions that can cause the revocation of a designation; specify chain of authority if the person with authority under the declaration or statute fails to assume the obligation; limit reciprocity with other states; specify requirements for contesting the validity of a declaration; amend KRS 367.97501 to delete the definition of "authorizing agent," amend the definition of "cremation authorization form," define "declaration," and delete the definition of "preneed cremation authorization form; amend KRS 367.97514 to conform; amend KRS 367.97524 to include funeral home; amend KRS 367.97527 to replace the use of a preneed cremation authorization form with the use of a declaration; amend KRS 367.97514 to conform; amend KRS 367.97531 to allow the authorizing agent to submit a form by facsimile transmission.

AN ACT relating to funeral planning.

Sen. Paul Hornback [R]	Sen. John Schickel [R]	Sen. Jared Carpenter [R]	Sen. C.B. Embry [R]
Sen. Chris Girdler [R]	Sen. Ray Jones [D]	Sen. Dorsey Ridley [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-08	Senate	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 59)
2016-03-29	Senate	delivered to Governor
2016-03-29	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2016-03-25	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2016-03-25	Senate	received in Senate
2016-03-24	House	3rd reading, passed 96-0
2016-03-22	House	placed in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 24, 2016
2016-03-22	House	taken from Rules (H)
2016-03-22	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2016-03-21	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2016-03-10	House	posted in committee
2016-02-26	House	posted in committee
2016-02-09	House	to Licensing & Occupations (H)
2016-02-05	House	received in House
2016-02-04	Senate	3rd reading, passed 33-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
2016-02-03	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 4
2016-01-29	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2016-01-28	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2016-01-19	Senate	to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
2016-01-15	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/SB103.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/SB103/bill.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/SB103/SCS1.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/SB103/vote_history.pdf