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FL H0305

Bill

Status

Failed

4/30/2010

Primary Sponsor

Ronald Renuart

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Origin

House of Representatives

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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)

  • 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

  • Maintains existing priority hierarchy including the decedent's own written instructions, surviving spouse, adult children, parents, adult siblings, adult grandchildren, and grandparents

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Military & Local Affairs Policy1/20/2010
Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy11/20/2009

Full Bill Text

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