HB 1222 — An Act amending the act of January 14, 1952 (1951 P.L.1898, No.522), known as the Funeral Director Law, further providing for application for license and qualifications of applicants.

PRINTER'S NO.   1438

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1222
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, SANCHEZ, VENKAT, KHAN, WAXMAN,
        HOHENSTEIN, RIVERA AND BOYD, APRIL 22, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 22, 2025


                                     AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of January 14, 1952 (1951 P.L.1898, No.522),
 2      entitled "An act to provide for the better protection of life
 3      and health of the citizens of this Commonwealth by requiring
 4      and regulating the examination, licensure and registration of
 5      persons and registration of corporations engaging in the
 6      care, preparation and disposition of the bodies of deceased
 7      persons, and providing penalties; providing for a State Board
 8      of Funeral Directors in the Department of State, and
 9      repealing other laws," further providing for application for
10      license and qualifications of applicants.
11      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12   hereby enacts as follows:
13      Section 1.    Section 3(b) of the act of January 14, 1952 (1951
14   P.L.1898, No.522), known as the Funeral Director Law, is amended
15   to read:
16      Section 3.    Application for License; Qualifications of
17   Applicants.--* * *
18      (b)     Each applicant shall be [a citizen of the United
19   States,] at least twenty-one (21) years of age[,] and a graduate
20   of an approved high school of this Commonwealth or have an
21   education equivalent thereto under the rules and regulations of
22   the board.
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2     Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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