Mississippi Senate Bill 2822 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 73-11-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Licensing Requirements For Funeral Directors To Require Applicants To Have Served As A Resident Trainee For Not Less Than Twelve Months Under The Supervision Of A Licensed Funeral Director; To Amend Section 73-11-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Time Requirements Related To The Funeral Director Trainee And Apprenticeship Program; To Bring Forward Section 73-11-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Create New Section 73-11-57.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Person Or Entity Shall Engage In Any Activity For Which A License Is Required Under The Chapter Without Holding Such License In Good Standing; To Provide That A Person May Not Be, Act As, Or Advertise Or Hold Himself Or Herself Out To Be A Funeral Service, A Funeral Director, Or A Certified Crematory Operator Unless He Or She Is Currently Licensed By The Board; To Authorize The Board Of Funeral Service To Issue Administrative Complaints To Any Person Or Entity Who It Believes Has Violated Provisions Of The Law; To Allow The Board To Impose A Fine Of Up To $5,000.00 For Violations Of The Chapter; To Authorize The Board To Hold And Conduct Hearings On Subject Violations; To Authorize The Board To Issue An Emergency Order Upon An Unlicensed Person Or Entity; To Empower The Board To File For An Injunction Seeking Enforcement Of The Emergency Order; To Provide That An Aggrieved Party May Appeal From The Assessment And Levy Of A Monetary Penalty; To Amend Section 73-11-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Time Requirements Related To The Disposition Of Decedent's Bodies By Funeral Service Practitioners; To Amend Section 73-11-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Notice Requirement Before A Crematory Or Funeral Establishment May Dispose Of Unclaimed Remains; To Amend Section 73-11-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Written Acknowledgment Form That Is Obtained From The Person Entitled To Control The Disposition Of Cremated Remains; And For Related Purposes.

Board of Funeral Services; revise certain duties, powers and licensing requirements.

Sen. Brice Wiggins [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
73	11	51	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	11	53	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	11	57	New Code	See Bill Text
73	11	58	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	11	69	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	11	71	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2822.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2822IN.htm