17RS House Bill 208

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Last Action	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 144)
Title	AN ACT relating to funeral planning.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1218
Sponsor	K. Imes
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 367.93103 to restrict an individual who is employed by an entity that is responsible for providing funeral or cemetery services or disposing of the declarant's remains from being a designee or alternate designee; amend KRS 367.93115 to make provisions for a decedent in the absence of a declaration; amend KRS 367.93117 to authorize individuals or entities to control the disposition of a decedent's body and make funeral, burial, and ceremonial arrangements if an individual in the next degree of kinship is not available; amend KRS 367.93121 to require actions to contest cremation authorization forms be brought in the District Court of the county of the decedent's residence or the county in which the funeral home or crematory is located.
Index Headings of Original Version	Deaths - Decedents, authorized designees for Cemeteries and Burials - Decedents, authorized designees for
Votes	Vote History

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02/07/17	introduced in House
02/09/17	to Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)
02/17/17	posted in committee
02/21/17	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
02/22/17	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 23, 2017
02/23/17	3rd reading, passed 99-0
02/24/17	received in Senate
02/27/17	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)
03/07/17	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
03/08/17	2nd reading, to Rules
03/15/17	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 15, 2017 3rd reading, passed 35-3 received in House enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
03/27/17	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 144)