Bill Text: VA SB1247 | 2019 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Sale of caskets; preneed arrangements for funeral services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-21 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0093) [SB1247 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-SB1247-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §54.1-2808.3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§54.1-2808.3. Acceptance of third-party-provided caskets.
A. No person except a licensed funeral service establishment or funeral service licensee shall offer for sale or sell a casket when preneed arrangements for funeral services are being made, including preneed funeral contracts and preneed funeral planning.
B. When at-need arrangements for funeral services have been made with a licensed funeral service establishment, funeral service licensees shall accept caskets provided by third parties in accordance with 16 C.F.R. Part 453, Funeral Industry Practices, Federal Trade Commission.
