House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda

House of Representatives
Session of 2021 - 2022 Regular Session

Posted:	April 30, 2021 01:31 PM
From:	Representative Curtis G. Sonney
To:	All House members
Subject:	Abolish Funeral Directors Remarriage Penalty

In the near future I will be introducing legislation to amend the Funeral Director’s Law to remove the prohibition on remarrying. Current law allows the widow or widower of a deceased funeral director to be issued a special license in order to continue an existing funeral practice, provided they employ a licensed funeral director to supervise the practice. The law authorizes this special license only as long as the widow or widower remains unmarried. When the widow or widower remarries they are prohibited from renewing their license, and would be required to sell their interest in the business. My legislation would remove the remarriage penalty language of the law to allow funeral directors to remarry without giving up their interest in the business. Prior HB 1169. Former cosponsors include; BERNSTINE, BIZZARRO, FREEMAN, HILL-EVANS, IRVIN, JAMES, KEEFER, MASSER, MILLARD, NEILSON and PICKETT.
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Introduced as HB1450