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HF 525Withdrawn · SF 307 became law instead · March 8, 2021

Relating to the examination, transportation, and embalming of dead bodies

Sponsored by the House Local Government Committee

Topics:Cities & countiesPublic safety & emergencies

Same legislation: HF 93, SF 106, SF 307

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2021
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 20, 2021
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 10, 2021
  4. Done: Passes the HouseMarch 8, 2021
  5. Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
  6. Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 23, 202148–0
  7. Done: To the GovernorMarch 22, 2021
  8. Done: Signed into lawMarch 22, 2021

SF 307 became law → The same legislation passed as SF 307, so this version was set aside. Go to SF 307 What’s a funnel?

What changed before it passed The bill as introduced compared with the version both chambers passed.

Amendments · 2

2 adopted · 0 failed. Newest first.

  • S-3043 · filed February 23, 2021 by Sen. Jeff Edler (R)
    AI summary This amendment changes how much money a county must pay a funeral director to move a body for an autopsy. Instead of a different method, the county must reimburse the funeral director using the standard IRS business mileage rate. Its wording →
    Adopted
    February 23, 2021
  • H-1112Strike everything · filed February 23, 2021 by
    AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill with a new version that changes which people are required to report certain deaths to a medical examiner and updates the rules for autopsies and body transportation. It also changes the wording regarding who can embalm a body and how much the county must reimburse a funeral director for transporting a body to an autopsy. Its wording →
    Adopted
    March 8, 2021