Florida House Bill 625 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 9 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-09 - Died in Regulated Industries
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Revises procedures for reporting & disposition of unclaimed remains; prohibits certain uses or dispositions of remains of deceased persons whose identities are not known; requires that local governmental contracts for final disposition of unclaimed remains comply with certain federal regulations; revises procedures for anatomical board's retention of human remains before their use; provides for claims by, & release of human remains to, legally authorized persons after payment of certain expenses; authorizes county ordinances or resolutions for final disposition of unclaimed remains of indigent persons; limits liability of certain licensed persons for cremating or burying human remains; revises exceptions from requirements for notice to anatomical board of death of indigent persons; deletes requirement that DOH assess fees for burial of certain bodies; requires audits of financial records of anatomical board; authorizes certain facilities to dispose of human remains by cremation; revises provisions prohibiting selling or buying of human remains or transmitting or conveying of such remains outside state; excepts accredited nontransplant anatomical donation organizations from requirement for notification of & approval from anatomical board for conveyance of human remains for specified purposes; requires human remains received by anatomical board to be accompanied by certain permit; prohibits dissection, segmentation, or disarticulation of remains before approval by district medical examiner; prohibits offer of any monetary inducement or other valuable consideration in exchange for human remains; allows certain accredited schools & organizations to convey human remains within, into, or out of state for specified purposes; requires certain documentation before use of human remains received in state; provides exemptions for certain costs; repeals provisions relating to claims of bodies after delivery to anatomical board; revises list of donees who may accept anatomical gifts & purposes for which such gift may be used.

Disposition of Human Remains

Rep. Janet Adkins [R]	Sen. Ben Albritton [R]	Sen. Dennis Baxley [R]	Rep. Charles Chestnut [D]
House Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee	House Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee	House Health and Human Services Committee	Rep. Paige Kreegel [R]
Rep. Ronald Renuart [R]	Rep. Kenneth Roberson [R]	Rep. Alan Williams [D]

2012-03-05 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#1065 (Y: 113 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-09		Died in Regulated Industries
2012-03-05		Referred to Regulated Industries; Health Regulation; Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; Budget -SJ 844
2012-03-05		In Messages
2012-03-05		CS passed as amended; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 1081
2012-03-05		Read 3rd time -HJ 1080
2012-03-02		Placed on 3rd reading
2012-03-02		Read 2nd time -HJ 1027
2012-03-01		Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/12
2012-02-28		CS/CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 902
2012-02-28		Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
2012-02-27		CS/CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 908
2012-02-24		On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/27/12, 2:00 pm, 404 HOB
2012-02-02		Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 451
2012-02-01		CS/CS by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 313
2012-02-01		Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2012-01-31		CS/CS by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 322
2012-01-27		On Committee agenda-- Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
2012-01-13		Now in Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee -HJ 226
2012-01-13		Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee
2012-01-12		CS by Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 212
2012-01-12		Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2012-01-11		CS by Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 219
2012-01-10		Introduced -HJ 62
2012-01-09		On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee, 01/11/12, 8:00 am, 12 HOB
2011-11-21		Referred to Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee; Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 62
2011-11-10		Filed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
382	002		Amended Code	See Bill Text
406	50		Amended Code	See Bill Text
406	51		Amended Code	See Bill Text
406	52		Amended Code	See Bill Text
406	53		Amended Code	See Bill Text
406	54		Amended Code	See Bill Text
406	55		Amended Code	See Bill Text
406	56		Amended Code	See Bill Text
406	57		Amended Code	See Bill Text
406	58		Amended Code	See Bill Text
406	59		Amended Code	See Bill Text
406	60		Amended Code	See Bill Text
406	61		Amended Code	See Bill Text
497	005		Amended Code	See Bill Text
765	513		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/625
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0625/BillText/Filed/HTML
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0625/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0625/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0625/BillText/c3/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0625/BillText/e1/PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/625/Vote/HouseVote_h0625e11065.PDF