West Virginia House Bill 4024 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Passed on April 16 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-04-16 - Chapter 120, Acts, Regular Session, 2018
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to rewrite and change the direct cremation and direct burial expenses for indigent persons. The bill decreases the amount the Department of Health and Human Resources may pay for cremation or burial from $1,250 to $1,000. The bill makes certain relatives of the indigent person liable for direct cremation or direct burial expenses. The bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Resources to recover direct cremation or direct burial expenses from relatives liable for those costs. The bill requires affidavits be signed and filed. The bill makes direct cremation the preferred method and provides an exception. The bill defines terms. The bill establishes a criminal penalty. §9-5-18 is repealed. §9-5-9 has been completely rewritten; therefore, it has been completely underscored.

Relating generally to direct cremation or direct burial expenses for indigent persons

Del. Amy Summers [R]	Del. Joe Ellington [R]	Del. Eric Householder [R]	Del. Kelli Sobonya [R]
Del. Martin Atkinson [R]	Del. Mark Dean [R]	Del. Ray Hollen [R]	Del. Jim Butler [R]
Del. Paul Espinosa [R]

2018-03-07 - Senate - Effective July 1, 2018 (Roll No. 382) (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-03-07 - Senate - Senate receded and passed (Roll No. 382) (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-03-02 - Senate - Effective July 1, 2018 (Roll No. 285) (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-03-02 - Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 285) (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-02-14 - House - Effective July 1, 2018 (Roll No. 98) (Y: 87 N: 11 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-14 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 97) (Y: 65 N: 33 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-16	House	Chapter 120, Acts, Regular Session, 2018
2018-03-10	Senate	Approved by Governor 3/27/18 - Senate Journal
2018-03-27	House	Approved by Governor 3/27/18
2018-03-10	House	Approved by Governor 3/27/18 - House Journal
2018-03-10	House	To Governor 3/15/18 - House Journal
2018-03-15	House	To Governor 3/15/18
2018-03-18	Senate	To Governor 3/15/18 - Senate Journal
2018-03-08	House	House received Senate message
2018-03-07	Senate	Completed legislative action
2018-03-07	Senate	Communicated to House
2018-03-07	Senate	Effective July 1, 2018 (Roll No. 382)
2018-03-07	Senate	Senate receded and passed (Roll No. 382)
2018-03-07	Senate	House Message received
2018-03-05	House	Communicated to Senate
2018-03-05	House	House refused to concur; requested Senate to recede (Voice)
2018-03-05	House	House received Senate message
2018-03-02	Senate	Senate requests House to concur
2018-03-02	Senate	Effective July 1, 2018 (Roll No. 285)
2018-03-02	Senate	Passed Senate (Roll No. 285)
2018-03-02	Senate	Read 3rd time
2018-03-02	Senate	On 3rd reading
2018-03-01	Senate	Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2018-03-01	Senate	Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2018-03-01	Senate	Read 2nd time
2018-02-28	Senate	Laid over on 2nd reading 2/28/18
2018-02-27	Senate	Laid over on 2nd reading 2/27/18
2018-02-26	Senate	Laid over on 2nd reading 2/26/18
2018-02-23	Senate	Laid over on 2nd reading 2/23/18
2018-02-22	Senate	Laid over on 2nd reading 2/22/18
2018-02-22	Senate	On 2nd reading
2018-02-21	Senate	Read 1st time
2018-02-21	Senate	On 1st reading
2018-02-20	Senate	Reported do pass, with amendment
2018-02-15	Senate	To Finance
2018-02-15	Senate	To Finance
2018-02-15	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2018-02-15	Senate	House Message received
2018-02-14	House	Communicated to Senate
2018-02-14	House	Effective July 1, 2018 (Roll No. 98)
2018-02-14	House	Passed House (Roll No. 97)
2018-02-14	House	Read 3rd time
2018-02-14	House	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2018-02-13	House	Read 2nd time
2018-02-13	House	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2018-02-12	House	Read 1st time
2018-02-12	House	On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2018-02-09	House	By substitute, do pass
2018-01-15	House	To House Finance
2018-01-15	House	With amendment, do pass, but first to Finance
2018-01-11	House	To House Judiciary
2018-01-11	House	Introduced in House
2018-01-11	House	To Judiciary then Finance
2018-01-11	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
9	5	18	Repealed Code	Citation Text
9	5	9	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4024&year=2018&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4024%20intr.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=4024
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4024%20SUB.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=4024
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4024%20SUB%20ENR.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=4024
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2018/RS/votes/house/00097.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2018/RS/votes/house/00098.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2018/RS/votes/senate/03-02-0285.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2018/RS/votes/senate/03-07-0382.pdf