Introduced
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To authorize courts to appoint a personal representative for a decedent who has no assets and no known family members, with the duty of arranging the burial or cremation of the body.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered
To clarify that the bill applies to indigent decedents without heirs, not those who have not appointed someone with power of attorney to make disposition decisions.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that specifies the duties of a special personal representative, waives the bond requirement for special personal representatives, and makes other detail changes.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 107 to 0 (details)
To authorize courts to appoint a "special personal representative" for a decedent who has no assets and no known family members, with the duty of arranging the burial or cremation of the body.
Passed in the Senate 35 to 0 (details)
To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
