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HB81 Alabama 2023 Session

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Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Steve Clouse
Session
Regular Session 2023
Title
Alabama Board of Funeral Service, membership and definitions revised, Alabama Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Act of 2023 established, Department of Insurance to temporarily transfer funds to the board to defray costs.
Description

Under existing law, the Alabama Board of Funeral Service licenses and regulates funeral establishments, funeral directors, and embalmers

This bill would provide further for definitions and the membership of the board

This bill would also establish the Alabama Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Act of 2023 and would transfer the regulation of preneed contracts pursuant to the Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Act from the Commissioner and the Department of Insurance to the board

This bill would authorize the Department of Insurance to temporarily transfer certain funds to the Alabama Board of Funeral Service to defray costs associated with the administration and operation of the Alabama Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Act of 2023

Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or HB81 INTRODUCED provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment

Relating to the Alabama Board of Funeral Service; to amend Section 34-13-1, as amended by Act 2022-339, 2022 Regular Session, Sections 34-13-20, 34-13-21, and 34-13-22, Sections 34-13-23 and 34-13-27, as amended by Act 2022-339, 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, to rename the Alabama Board of Funeral Service as the Alabama Board of Funeral Services and to provide further for definitions and the membership of the board; to add Article 5 to Chapter 13, Title 34, Code of Alabama 1975, by amending and renumbering Sections 27-17A-1, 27-17A-3, 27-17A-4, 27-17A-10 to 27-17A-25, inclusive, 27-17A-30 to 27-17A-34, inclusive, and 27-17A-40 to 27-17A-57, inclusive, as Sections 34-13-170 to 34-13-172, inclusive, 34-13-190 to 34-13-206, inclusive, 34-13-230 to HB81 INTRODUCED 34-13-234, inclusive, and 34-13-260 to 34-13-277, inclusive, Code of Alabama 1975; to establish the Alabama Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Act of 2023; to transfer the existing Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Act, and the regulation of preneed contracts, from the Commissioner and Department of Insurance to the Alabama Board of Funeral Service; to authorize the Department of Insurance to temporarily transfer certain funds to the board to defray costs associated with the administration and operation of the Alabama Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Act of 2023; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Bill Actions

Action DateChamberAction
March 7, 2023HIntroduced and Referred
March 7, 2023HRead First Time in House of Origin
January 1, 0001HPrefiled

Bill Text

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Bill Documents

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