2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB989: Declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee; amends definition.

Legislative Summary

Declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee; definition. Amends the definition of "declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee" to specify that a declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee, when offered by a seller, shall not exceed 25 percent of the guaranteed preneed supplies and services included in the funeral contract price. Under current law, a declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee, when offered by a seller, shall not exceed 25 percent of the preneed funeral contract price. The bill also directs the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers to amend its regulations to ensure that declinable preneed funeral guarantee fees are used solely to guarantee the cost of preneed supplies and services as described in preneed funeral contracts.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101557D
Senate
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
1/22/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/24/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/24/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/24/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/24/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB989)
Senate
1/27/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/27/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
1/27/2025
General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to
Senate
1/27/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
1/27/2025
Printed as engrossed 25101557D-E
Senate
1/28/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/28/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB989)
Senate
2/3/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Assigned sub: Health
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/20/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB989ER)
Senate
2/20/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB989)
Senate
2/20/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/23/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/5/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
Senate
3/5/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 511 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0511)

Amendments

General Laws and Technology Amendment

General Laws and Technology Amendment

Not Adopted

General Laws and Technology Amendment

General Laws and Technology Amendment

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2/18/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
2/11/2025
6
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
1/22/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/20259.0 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/20/20259.2 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/27/202510.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/7/20259.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/20/2025129.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/28/2025132.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/24/2025132.3 KB