HB0041 • 2009

Cremation expenses.

AN ACT relating to public assistance programs; providing for state assistance for the cremation of decedents receiving specified state aid at the time of death; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Zwonitzer, Dave
Last action: 2009-03-02
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2009

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2009-03-02 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 82
2009-02-27 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0063
2009-02-26 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0063
2009-02-26 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0063
2009-02-25 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0063
2009-02-25 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2009-02-24 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2009-02-23 Senate
S Passed CoW
2009-02-13 Senate
S Placed on General File
2009-02-13 Senate
S10 Recommended Do Pass
2009-02-06 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10
2009-02-05 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2009-02-05 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2009-02-04 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2009-02-03 House
H Passed CoW
2009-01-29 House
H Placed on General File
2009-01-29 House
H10 Recommended Do Pass
2009-01-14 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10
2009-01-13 House
H Received for Introduction
2008-12-18 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0041
Drafter:

JDA

LSO No.:
09LSO-0294
Effective Date:

7/1/2009

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0063

Chapter No.:
82

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Zwonitzer, Dv.

Catch Title:
Cremation
expenses.

Subject:
Cremation
expenses.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill amends an existing
program which provides for burial expenses for the recipients of certain public
assistance programs to provide for cremation expenses as an alternative to
burial.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0041

ENROLLED ACT NO. 63, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
public assistance programs
; providing for state assistance for the cremation of decedents receiving
specified
state aid
at the time of death
;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.
W.S. 42
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2
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103(c) is amended to read:

42
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2
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103.

Provision of assistance and services; duties of department; burial assistance; state supplemental security income program.

(c)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the department shall pay the burial
or cremation

expenses of any recipient of aid under the personal opportunities with employment responsibilities (POWER) program, supplemental security income or Medicaid at the time of his death and without sufficient means in his own estate or other resources to provide burial or cremation. The amount paid under this subsection shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) after consideration of funds available to the recipient from all other sources. In determining eligibility under this subsection, the department shall not consider as available funds, an amount up to or equal to one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) of the corpus of a Medicaid qualifying trust meeting the requirements of W.S. 42
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4
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113. No board of county commissioners shall be responsible for any burial
or cremation

expenses in excess of the amount paid under this subsection. Burial
or cremation

expenses under this subsection shall not include those expenses relating to cemetery costs.

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2009.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk