Mississippi House Bill 1427 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize Cemetery Owners To Disinter Dead Human Remains For Reinterment Or Burial Or For Transportation From The Cemetery Pursuant To Written Instructions Of The Next Of Kin At The Time Of Death, Or Pursuant To A Final Order Of The Chancery Court In The County Where The Cemetery Is Located, Or In Order To Correct An Error Made In The Original Burial Or Interment Of The Remains; To Provide Immunity From Liability For Cemetery Owners, Cemetery Operators, Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments And Other Persons And Entities Involved In The Process Of Disinterment, Relocation Or Delivery Of Dead Human Remains Made Pursuant To This Section; To Amend Sections 41-37-25 And 41-39-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Disinterment of dead human remains; define circumstances when cemetery owners may do, and provide them with certain immunity.

Rep. John Lamar [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	House	Died In Committee
2018-01-15	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB1427.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1427IN.htm