Relating to records of death.
Summary
Allows employee or agent of funeral home or person acting as funeral service practitioner named in record of death or fetal death to request certified copy of record of death or fetal death at any time following date of death. Allows person qualified to receive certified copy of record of death to receive certified copy of record of death containing cause and manner of death.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Jan 14, 2019
Signed Jun 6, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019 · House May 29, 2019
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 29
Mar 5, 2019
D
Democratic18
88% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 6, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
May 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Bonham. Passed.
lower
May 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Mar 11, 2019
Committee
Referred to Business and Labor.
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed.
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Jan 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Business and General Government.
upper
Jan 14, 2019
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Hansell
RRepublican
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