Introduced
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To allow the value of a prepaid funeral contract to be combined with the value of a life insurance funded funeral plan, so that the combined maximum value ($9,837 through May 31, 2002) would not be included among a person's assets for purposes of determining eligibility for assistance under Medicaid or welfare. The amount would then be indexed to inflation.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce
Substitute offered
Which reflects changes adopted following committee testimony and discussion.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 106 to 0 (details)
To allow the value of a prepaid funeral contract to be combined with the value of a life insurance funded funeral plan, so that the combined maximum value ($9,837 through May 31, 2002) would not be included among a person's assets for purposes of determining eligibility for assistance under Medicaid or welfare. The amount would then be indexed to inflation.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with a version recommended by the committee which reported it. The substitute incorporates technical changes resulting from committee testimony and deliberation. These changes do not affect the substance of the bill as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
To allow the value of a prepaid funeral contract to be combined with the value of a life insurance funded funeral plan, so that the combined maximum value ($9,837 through May 31, 2002) would not be included among a person's assets for purposes of determining eligibility for assistance under Medicaid or welfare. The amount would then be indexed to inflation.
Passed in the House 104 to 1 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
