SB407 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Greg AlbrittonSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Funeral Service, Board of, licensees who may vote on board members limited, Sec. 34-13-20 am'd.

Summary

SB407 would limit voting on Alabama Board of Funeral Service nominees to local, licensed funeral directors and embalmers who live and work in the district, with one vote per establishment.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends the district-based voting rules for board member nominations to specify that only licensed funeral directors and licensed embalmers whose establishments are located in the district and who reside there may vote. It also sets that only one eligible voter from each establishment within the district may cast a vote for nominees. The changes affect how district nominees are selected and would take effect after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Licensed funeral directors and licensed embalmers who live in a district and have establishments in that district become the eligible voters for board nominations in their district, with voting limited to one vote per establishment.
• Funeral service establishments located in a district are affected because they can have only one vote per establishment in the district’s nomination process.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 34-13-20 to require that only licensed funeral directors and licensed embalmers of establishments located within the district from which a board member is selected, who reside in that district, may vote for nominees for that board position.
• At nomination meetings, only one licensed funeral director or licensed embalmer from each establishment located in the district and who resides in the district may vote for nominees.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after it is enacted and approved.

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Subjects

Funeral Service, Board of