What is the status of HB1433?

Passed one chamber as of July 22, 2025. Latest action: Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, July 22, 2025 (July 22, 2025).

Who sponsored HB1433?

Frank Burns (D, 72), with 6 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB1433?

On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb1433

Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania HB1433: An Act amending the act of January 14, 1952 (1951 P.L.1898, No.522), known as the Funeral Director Law, further providing for duties of board.

Q: What is HB1433?

HB1433 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act amending the act of January 14, 1952 (1951 P.L.1898, No.522), known as the Funeral Director Law, further providing for duties of board.

Q: What does HB1433 do?

In its own words: An act to provide for the better protection of life and health of the citizens of this Commonwealth by requiring and regulating the examination, licensure and registration of persons and registration of corporations engaging in the care, preparation and disposition of the bodies of deceased persons, and providing penalties; providing for a State Board of Funeral Directors in the Department of State, and repealing other laws," further providing for duties of board.

Status: Passed one chamber, July 22, 2025

What the bill says

An act to provide for the better protection of life and health of the citizens of this Commonwealth by requiring and regulating the examination, licensure and registration of persons and registration of corporations engaging in the care, preparation and disposition of the bodies of deceased persons, and providing penalties; providing for a State Board of Funeral Directors in the Department of State, and repealing other laws," further providing for duties of board.

From the introduced text, May 8, 2025:

An act to provide for the better protection of life and health of the citizens of this Commonwealth by requiring and regulating the examination, licensure and registration of persons and registration of corporations engaging in the care, preparation and disposition of the bodies of deceased persons, and providing penalties; providing for a State Board of Funeral Directors in the Department of State, and repealing other laws," further providing for duties of board. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 16(b) of the act of January 14, 1952 (1951 P.L.1898, No.522), known as the Funeral Director Law, is amended to read: Section 16. Duties of Board.--* * * (b) The board shall appoint an inspector or inspectors whose title shall be "Inspector, State Board of Funeral Directors, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania." Such inspectors shall be licensed funeral directors who have been actively engaged in the practice of such profession for at least [ten] five years. Inspectors shall hold office at the pleasure of the board, and shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the board with the approval of the department. Inspectors shall be empowered to serve all processes and papers of the board, and shall have the right of entry into any place, where the business or profession of funeral directing …

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Pennsylvania HB1433: An Act amending the act of January 14, 1952 (1951 P.L.1898, No.522), known as the Funeral Director Law, further providing for duties of board.

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