Maryland Senate Bill 159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-03-23 - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing a specified buyer or beneficiary of a pre-need contract to contact the Maryland State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors and request the Board to conduct an audit of specified licensees; requiring the Board to conduct a specified audit within 30 days after a specified request; requiring a specified disclosure statement for a pre-need contract to state that the buyer or beneficiary of the pre-need contract is authorized to contact the Board and request a specified audit; etc.

Funeral Establishments - Pre-Need Contracts - Reporting and Audit Requirements

Sen. Karen Montgomery [D]	Sen. Joanne Benson [D]	Sen. Brian Feldman [D]	Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]
Sen. Delores Kelley [D]	Sen. Jamin Raskin [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-23	Senate	Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn
2015-03-04	Senate	Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-01-30	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0159?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/sb/sb0159f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/fnotes/bil_0009/sb0159.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/sb0159_ehe.pdf