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2006 Regular Session

House Bill 5181

AN ACT CONCERNING PREPAID FUNERAL CONTRACTS.

Became law as Public Act 06-87, signed May 30, 2006, 103 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require specific information to be contained in all prepaid funeral contracts, to require escrow agents to make receipt acknowledgements and notifications regarding transfers of escrow funds, to require funeral homes to maintain written lists of escrow accounts, to authorize the placement of escrow funds in life insurance contracts, subject to certain provisions, and to require notification to beneficiaries upon transfer of a prepaid funeral contract to another funeral home.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

11 co-sponsors

Janice R. Giegler, Patricia A. Dillon, Robert T. Keeley Jr., Carlo Leone, Felipe Reinoso, Mike Alberts, John C. Geragosian, William Aman, John H. Frey, Selim G. Noujaim, Al Adinolfi

In the Senate

    4 co-sponsors

    Thomas A. Colapietro, Toni Nathaniel Harp, Donald E. Williams Jr., Mary Ann Handley

    Its course

    February 16 to May 30, 2006, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action23 actions on 13 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 16 to Apr 1760 days

    General Law CommitteeFeb 16 to Mar 1426 days

    Human Services CommitteeApr 5 to Apr 127 days

    In the SenateApr 17 to May 114 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 1 to May 1716 days

    With the GovernorMay 17 to May 3013 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 16 – Apr 17

    1. Feb 16Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
    2. Feb 22Heard in General Law Committee
    3. Mar 14General Law Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 5Sent to Human Services Committee
    5. Apr 12Human Services Committee recommended it
    6. Apr 17Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate Apr 19 – May 1

    1. Apr 19Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 1Passed the Senate

    To the Governor May 11 – May 30

    1. May 11Numbered Public Act 06-87
    2. May 17Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. May 30Signed by the Governor
    All 23 actions, as published
    1. Feb 16REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 22PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 14Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 25REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 31RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 31FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 31HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 31FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 5REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 12Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 12FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 12RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 12NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 12TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. Apr 17HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    17. Apr 19FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    18. Apr 19SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    19. May 1SENATE PASSEDSenate
    20. May 1IN CONCURRENCESenate
    21. May 11PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    22. May 17TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    23. May 30SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor