Permitting the cremation of unidentified remains.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Signed Apr 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2024 · House of Delegates Jan 23, 2024
How they voted
25–3
Passed
Total votes 28
Mar 1, 2024
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican25
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Mar 22, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/22/2024
lower
Mar 9, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/22/2024 - House Journal
lower
Mar 9, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/22/2024 - Senate Journal
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 439)
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 328)
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments adopted (Voice vote)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass, with amendments and title amendment
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
To Health and Human Resources
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 18)
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
To House Health and Human Resources
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
To Health and Human Resources
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amy Summers
RRepublican
Co
Heather Tully
RRepublican
Co
Matthew Rohrbach
RRepublican
Co
Ric Griffith
DDemocratic
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