MS HB557 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Create New Section 73-11-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That When A Funeral Establishment Has Picked Up A Body And Has Performed Embalming Services Or Other Services In Preparing The Body For Burial Or Cremation, And The Person Who Is The Next Of Kin Or Authorizing Agent Or Representative Of The Deceased Requests That The Body Be Transferred To Another Funeral Establishment For Burial Or Cremation, The Transferee Funeral Establishment Must First Pay The Transferring Funeral Establishment For The Cost Of The Services That Were Performed By The Transferring Funeral Establishment Before The Body May Be Transferred; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Funeral services; require payment for before body may be transferred from one funeral home to another.
Sponsors
| Rep. Earle Banks [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-05 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2019-01-15 | House | Referred To Public Health and Human Services |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0557.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0557IN.htm |
