FUNERAL PLANS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding disposition of remains in prearranged funeral plans.
This Idaho bill (H 87) revises who decides funeral arrangements when a person hasn't specified their wishes in a prearranged plan. It updates the order of authority to: first, a person named in a written document or military emergency record; then a healthcare proxy; followed by guardians, spouses, children, parents, or estate representatives. The bill also adds that if someone charged with murder in the decedent's death is the designated decision-maker, their authority passes to the next person in line. It clarifies rules for authorizing autopsies and takes effect July 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 30, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2025 · House Feb 11, 2025
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Mar 13, 2025
D
Democratic5
80% Yea
R
Republican30
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 21, 2025 Session Law Chapter 137 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Goodrich(Rabe), Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Adams, Galloway, Ward-EngelkingFloor Sponsor - ShippyTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 70-0-0AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green(Schubin), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Poh
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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