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FL H0305
Bill
Status
4/30/2010
Primary Sponsor
Ronald Renuart
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AI Summary
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Amends the definition of "legally authorized person" in Florida's Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services Act to establish a numbered priority list (a-i) for authorizing disposition of human remains
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Adds military service members as a priority category: persons designated on their DD Form 93 (Department of Defense Record of Emergency Data) have authority if the decedent died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, Reserve Forces, or National Guard under 10 U.S.C. § 1481(a)(1)-(8)
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Excludes surviving spouses from authorization authority if they have been arrested for committing an act of domestic violence as defined in § 741.28 that resulted in or contributed to the deceased's death
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Maintains existing priority hierarchy including the decedent's own written instructions, surviving spouse, adult children, parents, adult siblings, adult grandchildren, and grandparents
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Preserves authority for guardians, personal representatives, attorneys in fact, health surrogates, public officials, and other persons when no family members exist or are available
Legislative Description
Disposition of Human Remains
Last Action
Died in Committee on Military & Local Affairs Policy (EDCA), companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1152 (Ch. 2010-125)
4/30/2010