l9n/ Oregon

2022 Regular Session

House Bill 4082

Directs county governing body of each county to designate person to ensure interment of unclaimed human remains of veteran or spouse, dependent or survivor of veteran.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Veterans and Emergency Preparedness Committee on March 4, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Directs county governing body of each county to designate person to ensure interment of unclaimed <i>cremated or reduced</i>]<b> human</b> remains of veteran or spouse, dependent or survivor of veteran. Limits civil liability except for gross negligence. Requires <i>cemetery association</i>]<b> funeral establishment, crematory operator</b>, cemetery authority, alternative disposition facility operator, licensed funeral service practitioner or other entity in possession of unclaimed <i>cremated or reduced</i>]<b> human</b> remains of veteran or spouse, dependent or survivor of veteran to release <i>cremated or reduced</i>]<b> human</b> remains and associated veteran status information upon request to veterans' remains coordinator<b> under certain circumstances</b>. Limits civil liability for release of veteran status information except for gross negligence. Requires <i>cemetery association</i>]<b> funeral establishment, crematory operator</b>, cemetery authority, alternative disposition facility operator, licensed funeral service practitioner or other entity in possession of unclaimed <i>cremated or reduced</i>]<b> human</b> remains of veteran or spouse, dependent or survivor of veteran to notify county veterans' service officer under certain circumstances.<b> Requires funeral establishment, crematory operator, cemetery authority, alternative disposition facility operator or licensed funeral service practitioner in possession of unclaimed human remains of veteran or spouse, dependent or survivor of veteran to apply for state or federal benefits under certain circumstances. Authorizes funeral establishment, crematory operator, cemetery authority, alternative disposition facility operator or licensed funeral service practitioner in possession of unclaimed human remains of veteran or spouse, dependent or survivor of veteran to cremate, reduce or inter unclaimed human remains under certain circumstances.</b> Directs county veterans' service officer to report information about veteran or spouse, dependent or survivor of veteran to United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Requires county veterans' service officer to establish and maintain list of reported information and to make information available upon request to veterans' remains coordinator.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

17 co-sponsors

Jami Cate, Cedric Hayden, Ken Helm, Rick Lewis, E. Werner Reschke, Anna Scharf, Sheri Schouten, Marty Wilde, Brad Witt, Dacia Grayber, Jack Zika, James Hieb, Suzanne Weber, Lily Morgan, Maxine Dexter, Jeff Reardon, Jason Kropf

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    Bill Hansell, Deb Patterson, Rachel Armitage

    Its course

    February 1 to March 4, 2022, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action15 actions on 10 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 1 to Feb 1716 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 1 to Feb 10 days

    Veterans and Emergency ManagementFeb 1 to Feb 1413 days

    In the SenateFeb 17 to Mar 4 · stopped15 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 17 to Feb 170 days

    Veterans and Emergency PreparednessFeb 17 to Mar 4 · stopped15 days

    Votes

    Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

    • House of Representatives, third reading52–0

      Passed · Feb 17 · 8 present

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Feb 14

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 1 – Feb 17

    1. Feb 1Introduced
    2. Sent to Veterans and Emergency Management
    3. Heard in Veterans and Emergency Management
    4. Feb 3Heard in Veterans and Emergency Management
    5. Feb 10Heard in Veterans and Emergency Management
    6. Feb 14Veterans and Emergency Management recommended it as amended
    7. Feb 15Read a second time
    8. Feb 17Passed the House of Representatives, 52 to 0

    In the Senate Feb 17 – Mar 4

    1. Feb 17Arrived in the Senate
    2. Sent to Veterans and Emergency Preparedness
    3. Feb 22Heard in Veterans and Emergency Preparedness
    4. Heard in Veterans and Emergency Preparedness
    5. Feb 24Heard in Veterans and Emergency Preparedness
    6. Mar 4Died when the session ended
    All 15 actions, as published
    1. Feb 1First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Feb 1Referred to Veterans and Emergency Management.House of Representatives
    3. Feb 1Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Feb 3Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    5. Feb 10Work Session held.House of Representatives
    6. Feb 14Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
    7. Feb 15Second reading.House of Representatives
    8. Feb 16Rules suspended. Carried over to February 17, 2022 Calendar.House of Representatives
    9. Feb 17Third reading. Carried by Goodwin. Passed.House of Representatives
    10. Feb 17First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    11. Feb 17Referred to Veterans and Emergency Preparedness.Senate
    12. Feb 22Informational Meeting held.Senate
    13. Feb 22Public Hearing held.Senate
    14. Feb 24Work Session held.Senate
    15. Mar 4At President's desk upon adjournment.Senate