Insurance; prepaid funeral services; permit; application; Insurance Commissioner; violations; penalties; examination; repealer; effective date.
HB 1498 establishes a regulatory framework for prepaid funeral services. It requires providers of these services to obtain permits, outlining the application process and setting requirements for permit holders. The bill grants the Insurance Commissioner authority to oversee these services, including prescribing the form and manner of applications. It also defines violations, penalties, and examination procedures for compliance, and repeals certain existing sections of law related to prepaid funeral services.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action May 6, 2025
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The bill was transitioned from the House version to the Senate version, with the Senate adding its own floor version header and amending the bill's title page to reflect Senate participation. The substantive text of the bill regarding information security and prepaid funeral services appears to remain consistent between versions, though the Senate version includes additional page headers and formatting indicating it is the 'Senate Floor Version' with committee amendments noted in bold face.
TECHNICAL
Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date of April 17, 2025.
Added 'ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1498' designation and Senate sponsor name (Reinhardt) to the title page.
Page headers were updated to reflect 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB1498 SFLR' instead of 'HB1498 HFLR'.
Added note indicating 'Bold face denotes Committee Amendments' to clarify how changes are marked in the Senate version.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Insurance
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Insurance
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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