24RS SB 163

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Last Action	03/26/24: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to cremation of dead bodies.
Bill Documents	Current/Final Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1843
Sponsors	G. Elkins, M. Deneen
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 72.450 to allow a coroner who is in possession of a dead body to have the body buried or cremated; direct that the decision between burial or cremation be made by the governmental entity bearing the expense.
Index Headings of Original Version	Deaths - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation Cemeteries and Burials - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation Cities - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation Coroners - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation Counties - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation Local Mandate - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation
Votes	Vote History

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02/01/24	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/05/24	to State & Local Government (S)
02/14/24	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/15/24	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 21, 2024
02/21/24	3rd reading, passed 27-9-1
02/22/24	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/12/24	to Local Government (H)
03/13/24	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/14/24	2nd reading, to Rules
03/22/24	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 25, 2024
03/26/24	taken from the Orders of the Day recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)