MA H1395

Bill

Designating right of disposition

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the right to control the funeral and final disposition for deceased persons. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to clarify the right to control the funeral and final disposition of a deceased person's remains. It outlines a specific order of priority for who has the right to make these decisions, starting with the person designated by the decedent, followed by the surviving spouse, children, parents, siblings, grandparents, and other next of kin. The bill also provides a process for the probate court to determine the most appropriate person to make these decisions if there is a dispute. It further protects funeral homes that rely in good faith on the instructions of the person they reasonably believe holds the right of disposition.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (4)

Harriette Chandler (D), Dan Donahue (D), Susan Gifford (R), Brian Murray (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5081 (on 11/12/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1395

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1395
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1395.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4033	Creating a community process to supervise the disposition of a certain parcel of land on Leo M. Birmingham Parkway in the Allston-Brighton section of the city of Boston	Accompanied a new draft, see H4412	Similar To
H5081	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H716	Ensuring accurate voter rolls	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
S2304	Creating a community process to supervise the disposition of a certain parcel of land on Leo M. Birmingham Parkway in the Allston-Brighton section of the city of Boston	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S876	To amend G.L. c. 221 § 27A: Obsolete or useless papers; disposition, destruction or storage	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S883	Relative to access to a decedent's electronic mail accounts	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S920	Relative to the statute of limitations in civil child sexual abuse cases	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S936	Relative to the privacy of a decedent’s electronic communication	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S951	Establishing the right of disposition	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

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