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AL HB212
Bill
Status
5/18/2017
Primary Sponsor
K.L. Brown
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AI Summary
HB212 Summary
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Expands Alabama Board of Funeral Service membership from seven to nine members, including two consumer members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House.
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Changes executive secretary title to executive director and implements biennial license renewal (instead of annual) with a 30-day reinstatement window for expired licenses (reduced from six months).
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Requires criminal history background checks for all prospective funeral directors, embalmers, and cremationist applicants, with fingerprints submitted to state and federal agencies.
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Establishes comprehensive cremationist licensing requirements including minimum age 21, training course completion, examination on Alabama funeral service laws, and maintenance of crematory facilities with specific equipment standards and holding rooms.
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Adds grandchildren to the priority list of persons eligible to act as authorizing agents for decedent disposition and requires all appeals of board determinations to be taken to Circuit Court of Montgomery County.
Legislative Description
Funeral Services, Board of, membership of board revised, provide further for definitions, require further for the licensing and regulation of crematories and cremationists, and other technical nonsubstantive changes, Secs. 34-13-56.1, 34-13-117, 34-13-120.1, 34-13-123 added; Secs. 34-13-1, 34-13-3, 34-13-8, 34-13-10, 34-13-11, 34-13-20, 34-13-21, 34-13-23, 34-13-25, 34-13-26, 34-13-29, 34-13-31, 34-13-51 to 34-13-57, inclusive, 34-13-70, 34-13-71, 34-13-74, 34-13-91, 34-13-110 to 34-13-113, inclusive, 34-13-115, 34-13-116, 34-13-120, 34-13-121, 34-13-130 to 34-13-132, inclusive, 34-13-134 am'd.
Funeral Service, Board of
Last Action
Delivered to Governor at 9:35 a.m. on May 18, 2017.
5/18/2017