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2025R: SB17 ACT 200

TO CREATE LUX'S LAW; TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF A DEAD HUMAN BODY THAT IS INTENDED TO BE CREMATED OR BURIED; AND TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR THE SALE OF A DEAD HUMAN BODY.

Latest action: Notification that SB17 is now Act 200

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Sponsor	Role
F. Love	lead
T. Shephard	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Jan 6, 2025, 9:01 a.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Jan 13, 2025, 1:06 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Jan 29, 2025, 6:57 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Jan 29, 2025, 6:57 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Jan 29, 2025, 1:36 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Jan 29, 2025, 1:36 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 12, 2025, 1:45 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2
Feb 13, 2025, 10:09 a.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Feb 13, 2025, 10:09 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Feb 13, 2025, 11:41 a.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 17, 2025, 1:50 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Feb 17, 2025, 1:51 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Feb 17, 2025, 4:01 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Feb 17, 2025, 5:28 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Feb 25, 2025, 2:23 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Feb 26, 2025, 3:20 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Feb 26, 2025, 3:20 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Feb 26, 2025, 4:21 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Feb 26, 2025, 4:21 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Feb 26, 2025, 4:30 p.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Feb 26, 2025, 4:30 p.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Feb 27, 2025, 3:43 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB17 is now Act 200

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Feb 12, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Public Health Welfare And Labor · Senate Room 272	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 13, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 17, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 25, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee Meeting · Committee Room 130	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 26, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by F. Love, filed Jan 28, 2025, 12:52 p.m. CT; S2 (Senate) by F. Love, filed Feb 11, 2025, 11:34 a.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	F. Love	Jan 28, 2025, 12:52 p.m. CT
S2	Senate	F. Love	Feb 11, 2025, 11:34 a.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Feb 25, 2025, 2:23 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · Senate · Feb 12, 2025, 1:45 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 365

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 3:20:13 PM · arkleg

96Yea

0Nay

4Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (96)

Not voting (4)

Senate · RCS 227

Monday, February 17, 2025 1:50:58 PM · arkleg

34Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

0Present

1Excused

Yea (34)

Excused (1)

Bryan King (R)

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