WV HB4051 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-13 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

The Purpose of this bill is to establish the right to control the disposition of the remains of a deceased person. The bill determines who has that right and how that right may be forfeited. The bill sets forth the role of a county commission. The bill also limits the liability of funeral homes that act in good faith. This section is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.

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Title

Establishing the right to control the disposition of the remains of a deceased person

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2012-01-13 To House Judiciary
2012-01-13 Introduced in House
2012-01-13 To Judiciary
2012-01-13 Filed for introduction

Same As/Similar To

SB417 (Same As) 2012-02-29 - To House Judiciary

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
30622aNew CodeSee Bill Text

West Virginia State Sources


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