COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION



FISCAL NOTE



L.R. No.: 3739-03

Bill No.: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed HCS for SCS for SB 892

Subject: Administrative Law; Boards, Commissions, Committees, Councils; Cemeteries; Economic Development Dept; Cemeteries; Funerals and Funeral Directors; Licenses - Professional

Type: Original

Date: May 15, 2002




FISCAL SUMMARY



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

State Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

Federal Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005
Local Government $0 $0 $0

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

This fiscal note contains 3 pages.



FISCAL ANALYSIS



ASSUMPTION



Officials from the Department of Economic Development - Division of Professional Registration indicated that this proposal would have no fiscal impact on their agency.



FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2003

(10 Mo.)

FY 2004 FY 2005
$0 $0 $0



FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 2003

(10 Mo.)

FY 2004 FY 2005
$0 $0 $0



FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business



Small businesses (cemetery operators) could receive interest income on the sale of pre-purchased services.



DESCRIPTION



Interment, entombment and inurnment cemetery services are added to the list of services that may be pre-purchased from a cemetery, subject to the cemetery owner meeting certain requirements regarding the deposit of forty percent of funds from the sale of services into a trusteed account. The proposal also addresses the use of funds in the trusteed account.



This proposal shall apply only to agreements for pre-purchased services entered into after August 28, 2002.



This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.













SOURCES OF INFORMATION



Department of Economic Development

Division of Professional Registration









Mickey Wilson, CPA

Acting Director

May 15, 2002