South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 3550

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Robinson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19865cz21.docx

Introduced in the House on January 12, 2021
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Perpetual care cemetery company and funeral directors

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/16/2020  House   Prefiled
  12/16/2020  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
   1/12/2021  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 234)
   1/12/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 234)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/16/2020

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 40-8-150, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST A LICENSED PERPETUAL CARE CEMETERY COMPANY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COMPANY MAY BE DISCIPLINED FOR FAILING TO ACCOMMODATE TIMELY BURIALS AFTER A FUNERAL SERVICE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-19-110, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT FOR A FUNERAL DIRECTOR, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS DEEMED UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT FOR A FUNERAL DIRECTOR TO ARRANGE A FUNERAL SERVICE WITHOUT SCHEDULING A TIMELY BURIAL OF THE REMAINS OF THE DECEASED PERSON.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.        Section 40-8-150 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:

    "( )    fails to accommodate the timely burial of the remains of a deceased person following a funeral service."

SECTION    2.    Section 40-19-110 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 135 of 2018, is further amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:

    "( )    arranging a funeral service without scheduling or arranging for the timely burial of the remains of the deceased person."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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