HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4475

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, March 21, 2024.

The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 275) of Tackey Chan relative to funeral directors, reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. 4475) ought to pass.

For the committee,

TACKEY CHAN.

        FILED ON: 2/6/2024

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4475

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to funeral directors.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 83 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof  the following new paragraph:-

“All establishments and branches thereof for the preparation, disposition and care of dead human bodies shall participate in the program described in section 9 of chapter 117A as a condition for continued licensure.”  

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on December 31, 2024.