republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2024/hb-652.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Funeral arrangements; def. of next of kin, proof of designated person to make funeral arrangements."
description: "Funeral arrangements; definition of next ofkin; proof of designated person to make funeral arrangements andpriority next of kin status. Clarifies that, for the purpose of the definition of \"next of kin,\" the guardian of any minor child is equal in order to a child age 18 or older. The bill also extends from 48 hours to 48 business hours the time period in which a personmay provide documented proof that he is the designated person tomake funeral arrangements for a decedent and clarifies that producinga copy of such decedent's will is sufficient documentation. The billalso allows funeral service licensees to require that a person claimingpriority next of kin status execute a document affirming such status."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 652"
citation: "Virginia HB 652 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carrie E. Coyner"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4783cf7-cdc9-4c6a-b8d1-8f8a6a9c2aba"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB652"
source_hash: "97901859f087cafca430b2ec4a786baf068a3a58abf28c8c06494ba7c8877728"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 652 (2024) — Funeral arrangements; def. of next of kin, proof of designated person to make funeral arrangements.

Funeral arrangements; definition of next ofkin; proof of designated person to make funeral arrangements andpriority next of kin status. Clarifies that, for the purpose of the definition of "next of kin," the guardian of any minor child is equal in order to a child age 18 or older. The bill also extends from 48 hours to 48 business hours the time period in which a personmay provide documented proof that he is the designated person tomake funeral arrangements for a decedent and clarifies that producinga copy of such decedent's will is sufficient documentation. The billalso allows funeral service licensees to require that a person claimingpriority next of kin status execute a document affirming such status.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0200** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0200)
2. **Committee substitute printed 24105717D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB652H1)
3. **HB652ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB652ER)
4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104737D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB652)

## Votes

- Referred from General Laws — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carrie E. Coyner — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104737D `filing, introduction`
- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-11** Impact statement from DPB (HB652)
- **2024-01-23** Referred from General Laws `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-23** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24** Assigned sub: Health `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-01** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2024-02-01** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2024-02-06** Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-06** Committee substitute printed 24105717D-H1 `substitution`
- **2024-02-07** Impact statement from DPB (HB652H1)
- **2024-02-08** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-09** Committee substitute agreed to 24105717D-H1 `substitution`
- **2024-02-09** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB652H1 `substitution`
- **2024-02-12** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-13** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2024-02-13** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-23** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-26** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-26** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-02-29** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB652ER) `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Impact statement from DPB (HB652ER)
- **2024-02-29** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-03** Signed by President `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Approved by Governor-Chapter 200 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-28** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0200)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b4783cf7-cdc9-4c6a-b8d1-8f8a6a9c2aba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).