Alabama SB107: Alabama Board of Funeral Services; board authorized to impose administrative fee on funeral establishments for each funeral arranged; initial application, renewal, branch registration, and transfer fees relating to a certificate of authority increased; certificate holder required to file an annual statement of preneed activities conducted; board authorized to require certificate holder to file multiple preneed activity reports annually; and initial application and renewal fees for registration as a preneed sales agent increased

What the bill says

An Act, Relating to the Alabama Board of Funeral Services; to amend Sections 34-13-30.1, 34-13-191, 34-13-192, and 34-13-199, Code of Alabama 1975; to authorize the board to impose an administrative fee on each funeral establishment for each funeral arranged; to increase the initial application, renewal, branch registration, and transfer fees relating to a certificate of authority; to require a certificate holder to file an annual statement of preneed activities conducted…

From the enrolled text:

An Act, Relating to the Alabama Board of Funeral Services; to amend Sections 34-13-30.1, 34-13-191, 34-13-192, and 34-13-199, Code of Alabama 1975; to authorize the board to impose an administrative fee on each funeral establishment for each funeral arranged; to increase the initial application, renewal, branch registration, and transfer fees relating to a certificate of authority; to require a certificate holder to file an annual statement of preneed activities conducted; to require a certificate holder to file an annual report relating to preneed contract activities and authorize the board to require the filing of additional reports as needed; and to increase the initial application and renewal fees for registration as a preneed sales agent BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Sections 34-13-30.1, 34-13-191, 34-13-192, and 34-13-199 of the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: "§34-13-30.1 (a) Beginning with the 2024 fiscal year, the Department of Insurance may transfer to the board quarterly, for deposit by the board into the Alabama Board of Funeral Services Fund, the total amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) per fiscal year, to defray costs associated with the administration and operation of the Alabama Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Act of 2023 by the board. Page and Cemetery Act of 2023 by the board. SB107 Enrolled (b) Unless …