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To see the full text of the bills, simply click on the bill numbers provided above.  Information on all legislation can be obtained from the web site of the  Kansas Legislature.  Select the heading of Bills in order to track any bill.

  September 16, 2011 KSBMA Rule Book (244 kb pdf)

  Crematory Operator Licensure Information

A copy of the current KSBMA rule book that also contains some selected laws governed by other state agencies.  This edition of the rule book was last updated on September 16, 2011.  Some of the above files are pdf documents.  If you do not already have Adobe Acrobat Reader already installed on your computer, please visit their site to download it.

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House Bill 2121  An act relating to the authority of coroners to issue permits;  amending KSA 65-2426a.  Introduced by the House Committee on Government Efficiency.  Amended and passed out of the House Committee on Judiciary on Monday, February 6, 2012.  Passed the House, 122-2 on 2/16/2012.  Referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary where a hearing was held on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 548-S at the State Capitol.  Was not worked this session.

Substitute for House Bill 2178  Granting professional licenses to nonresident military spouses.  Passed the House 123-1 on 3/30/2011.  Passed the Senate 39-0 on 2/2/2012.  Becomes law upon publication in the Statute Book (July 1, 2012.)

Substitute for House Bill 2242  An act concerning Vital Statistics;  relating to death and stillbirth certificates.  A substitute bill was sent to the House Committee on Federal and State Affairs. Was not worked this session.

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Senate Bill 303   An act concerning disposition of unclaimed cremated remains; relating to veterans cremated remains; amending KSA 65-1732 and repealing the existing section; also repealing KSA 65-1733.  The bill passed the Senate, 39-0, and was  referred to the House Committee on Health and Human Services where a hearing was held on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 @ 1:30 p.m. in Room 784 of the Docking State Office Building.  On Wednesday, March 7, 2012, the House Committee recommended the bill be passed as amended.  The bill passed the House 124-0 on 3-16-2012.  The Senate nonconcurred with the amendments and appointed a Conference Committee of Senators V. Schmidt, Brungardt and Kelly.  The House adopted a motion to accede and appointed a Conference Committee of Representatives Landwehr, Donohoe and Flaharty.  The Conference Committee moved the bill out of committee, and the Senate concurred with amendments in conference, 40-0.  Governor Brownback approved the bill on Friday, April 6, 2012.  Becomes law upon publication in the Statute Book (July 1, 2012).

House Bill 2697  An act concerning eligibility requirements for Medicaid;  allowing collateral assignment of the proceeds of life insurance policies.  Introduced on 2/9/2012.  Referred to the House Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care where a hearing was held on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 144-S at the State Capitol.  2/22/2012:  The Committee Report recommended that the bill be passed as amended.  The bill passed the House, 118-0, on Friday, March 9, 2012 and was  referred to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means before being referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.  The committee recommended the bill be passed, and the Senate voted to pass the bill 40-0 on 3-20-2012.  The House enrolled and presented the bill to the Governor and was approved on April 6, 2012.  Becomes law upon publication in the Statute Book (July 1, 2012).

House Bill 2742  Concerning real and personal property relating to the Medical Assistance Recovery Program;  amending KSA 39-702, 58-3957, 58a-818, 59-1501, 59-2239, 59-2250 and KSA 2011 Supp. 39-709, 59-1507b, 59-222 and 59-2247 and repealing the existing section.  (Please note that KSA 2011 Supp information can be found in Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 of the 2011 Session Laws of Kansas) The bill was introduced on 2/10/2012 and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary on 2/13/2012.  On 2/15/2012 the bill was withdrawn from the House Committee on Judiciary and referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.  2/23/2012:  The bill was withdrawn from the House Committee on Appropriations and re-referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.  Was not worked this session.

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Senate Bill 229   Allows the KSBMA to keep 90% of fee funds instead of 80%.  Passed the Senate, 39-0 and the House, 121-0.  Approved by Governor Brownback on April 13, 2011.  The bill became law as of publication in the statute book: July 1, 2011.

House Bill 2060   An act concerning disposal of decedents' remains;  amending KSA 65-1734 and repealing the existing section.  By Representative Sloan.  Passed the House, 119-1, and passed the Senate, 39-0.  The bill was approved by the Governor on April 27, 2011 and became law upon publication in the statute book:  July 1, 2011.

House Bill 2083  Introduced by the KSBMA.  An act relating to mortuary arts;  concerning the notification of individuals with prefinanced funeral agreements;  amending KSA 65-1713a and repealing the existing section.  Passed the House, 117-1 and passed the Senate, 38-0.  Governor Brownback approved the bill on 3/28/2011.  The bill became law upon publication in the statute book:  July 1, 2011.

House Bill 2240  An act concerning cemetery corporations;  relating to cemetery merchandise trust contracts and permanent maintenance funds.  Passed the House as amended, 114-5;  was amended again, then passed the Senate, 39-0.  The bill went to a Conference Committee composed of Senators Reitz, Kelsey and Faust-Goudeau and Representatives Huebert, Mah and Seiwert.  On May 2, 2011, the House concurred with the amendments of the conference committee, 109-10.  The bill was approved by Governor Brownback on May 12, 2011 and became law on January 1, 2012 and publication in the statute book.

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