KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Pennsylvania

HB1433 • 2025

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.

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.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
BURNS
Last action
2025-07-22
Official status
Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, July 22, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

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.

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.

What This Bill Does

  • 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.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-22 S

    In the Senate

  2. 2025-07-22 CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

    Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, July 22, 2025

  3. 2025-07-08 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-reported as committed, July 8, 2025

  4. 2025-07-08 H

    Third consideration and final passage, July 8, 2025 (203-0)

  5. 2025-07-07 RULES

    Re-reported as committed, July 7, 2025

  6. 2025-07-07 H

    Second consideration, July 7, 2025

  7. 2025-07-07 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, July 7, 2025

  8. 2025-06-24 PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

    Reported as committed, June 24, 2025

  9. 2025-06-24 H

    First consideration, June 24, 2025

  10. 2025-06-24 RULES

    Re-committed to RULES, June 24, 2025

  11. 2025-05-08 PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

    Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, May 8, 2025

Official Summary Text

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.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
PRINTER'S NO. 1669
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1433
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BURNS, RABB, SANCHEZ, DONAHUE, VENKAT, NEILSON AND
BURGOS, MAY 8, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, MAY 8, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of January 14, 1952 (1951 P.L.1898, No.522),
entitled "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
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
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 is carried on or advertised as being
carried on, for the purpose of inspection and for the
investigation of complaints coming before the board and for such
other matters as the board may direct.
* * *
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
20250HB1433PN1669 - 2 -
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10