House File 93 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 93 BY BACON A BILL FOR An Act relating to costs associated with transporting a dead 1 body. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1116YH (1) 89 js/ns
H.F. 93 Section 1. Section 331.804, Code 2021, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. The county shall reimburse the funeral 3 director for all costs associated with the transportation of 4 the body. 5 Sec. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, subsection 6 3, shall not apply to this Act. 7 EXPLANATION 8 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 9 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 10 This bill relates to the costs associated with transporting 11 a dead body. The bill requires a county to reimburse a funeral 12 director for all costs associated with the transportation of a 13 body after an investigation or autopsy has been completed. 14 The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code 15 section 25B.3. The bill makes inapplicable Code section 25B.2, 16 subsection 3, which would relieve a political subdivision from 17 complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of 18 the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore, 19 political subdivisions are required to comply with any state 20 mandate included in the bill. 21 -1- LSB 1116YH (1) 89 js/ns 1/ 1