Public Act 149 of 2009

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• Introduced by Rep. Kenneth Kurtz (R) on August 19, 2009, to establish that a funeral director who maintains a registry of names of unclaimed cremated remains for purposes of notifying veterans groups that these may include veterans, and who follows certain procedures for the disposition of such remains, is immune from potential civil and criminal liability for failure to follow the specified procedures.
  • Referred to the House Military And Veterans Affairs And Homeland Security Committee on August 19, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on August 26, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on September 10, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on September 10, 2009.
• Passed 105 to 0 in the House on September 10, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on September 15, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs Committee on September 15, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on October 8, 2009, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on November 5, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on November 5, 2009.
• Passed 34 to 0 in the Senate on November 5, 2009, to establish that a funeral director who maintains a registry of names of unclaimed cremated remains for purposes of notifying veterans groups that these may include veterans, and who follows certain procedures for the disposition of such remains, is immune from potential civil and criminal liability for failure to follow the specified procedures.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on November 5, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Kenneth Kurtz (R) on November 10, 2009, to narrow the cemetery liability limitation proposed by the bill in certain circumstances, so that it applies to unclaimed created remains determined to belong to a veteran. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on November 10, 2009.
• Passed 100 to 0 in the House on November 10, 2009, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, with amendment.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on November 12, 2009, to concur with the House-passed amendment to the bill. Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on November 12, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on November 19, 2009.