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Panel approves removing two paper death reports now captured electronically
Summary
A subcommittee unanimously reported House Bill 1571 to eliminate two paper reports tied to Virginia’s electronic death registration system, with funeral directors and industry groups supporting the change.
The House subcommittee voted 6-0 to report House Bill 1571, a bill intended to eliminate two paper reports now captured in Virginia’s Electronic Death Registration System.
Delegate Runyon, the bill’s sponsor, said the electronic registration system — implemented statewide in 2014 — has made the two paper reports redundant. “These reports are no longer necessary because the information is captured electronically and can be gathered when necessary,” Runyon said, adding that both the Division of Vital Statistics and the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers support the change.
Angie Biesik of Principal Advantage, speaking for the Virginia Funeral Directors Association, told the committee the association worked with the Department of Vital Records and the board to reach the current language. “We thank Delegate Runyon for bringing this bill forward,” she said. Representatives from Services Corporation International and the Independent Funeral Homes of Virginia also testified in support.
Committee members asked no substantive questions and no witnesses testified in opposition. The subcommittee reported the bill by a 6-0 vote.
Ending: The measure moves forward with industry and regulator support; sponsors said the change reduces paperwork burdens without eliminating access to records because the data remain available electronically.
