Mississippi House Bill 1217 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 73-11-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Coroner May Sign The Consent Authorizing The Disposition Of A Decedent's Body If No Consent For The Embalming, Cremation Or Other Disposition Of The Remains Is Received From Any Of The Specified Relatives Or Interested Persons Or Institutions Within Ten Days Of The Decedent's Death, After Diligent Search And Inquiry To Find Any Of The Persons Or Institutions Who Have The Legal Authority To Direct The Disposition Of The Decedent's Body; To Bring Forward Section 73-11-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibits The Embalming Or Cremation Of A Dead Human Body Without The Consent Of The Next Of Kin, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Disposition of dead body; coroner may sign consent authorizing if no consent received from specified persons.

Rep. Stephen Holland [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2017-01-16	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB1217.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1217IN.htm