Mississippi Senate Bill 2087 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 25 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-25 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize Cemetery Owners To Disinter Dead Human Remains For Reinterment Or For Transportation From The Cemetery Pursuant To Written Instructions Of The Next Of Kin, Or Pursuant To A Final Order Of The Chancery Court In The County In Which The Cemetery Is Located, Or In Order To Correct An Error Made In The Original Interment Of The Remains Upon Notice; 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 And Reinterment Or Delivery Of Dead Human Remains Made Pursuant To This Act; 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.

Cemetery owners; authorize to disinter dead human remains for reinterment, reburial or delivery to a carrier for transportation.

Sen. Brice Wiggins [R]

2021-03-09 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 116 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-25	Senate	Died On Calendar
2021-03-10	House	Returned For Concurrence
2021-03-09	House	Passed As Amended
2021-03-09	House	Amended
2021-03-01	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2021-03-01	House	Referred To Judiciary A
2021-02-05	Senate	Transmitted To House
2021-02-04	Senate	Passed
2021-01-26	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2021-01-19	Senate	DR - TSDP: JA To PH
2021-01-07	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Public Health and Welfare

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	37	25	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	39	117	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/SB/SB2087.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2087IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2087PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/ham/SB2087_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/senate/0310027.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0640078.pdf