MS HB1313

Extends the repealer date for the State Board of Funeral Service from July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2024, allowing the board to continue operating for an additional three years

Reenacts Sections 73-11-41 through 73-11-73 of Mississippi Code, which establish the seven-member State Board of Funeral Service appointed by the Governor, with members serving four-year terms

Maintains licensing requirements for funeral directors (24-month resident traineeship), funeral service practitioners (12 months of accredited mortuary education plus 12-month traineeship), and funeral establishments including full-service, branch, mortuary service, and crematory facilities

Establishes fee schedules with maximum amounts including $500 for new funeral establishment applications, $300 for establishment renewals, $125 for funeral service license renewals, and $100 for funeral director license renewals

Makes one minor spelling correction, changing "comingling" to "commingling" in the crematory regulations section