Assn of Independent Funeral Homes of Va

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Lobbyists Retained

  • Keeney, Bo
    Firm: Keeney Group Inc
    (Details)

    4461 Cox Rd
    Ste 110
    Glen Allen, VA 23060

    804-643-0312

    Registered: 11/14/2019
    Firm: Keeney Group Inc
    Matters: Any and all maters related to independent funeral homes; including but not limited to funeral planning, cremation, burial, pre-need, caskets, urns, vaults, etc.
  • Keeney, Bruce B Sr
    Firm: Keeney Group Inc
    (Details)

    4461 Cox Rd
    STE 110
    Glen Allen, VA 23060

    804-643-0312

    Registered: 11/18/2019
    Firm: Keeney Group Inc
    Matters: issues related to and of interest to independent funeral home owners and managers of record, including funeral arrangements, vaults, caskets, crematories, etc.
2020 Regular Session; 2020 Special Session I
All Issues Counties Cities & Towns Health Insurance Hospitals Marine Resources Military/Veterans Misc. Government Misc. Real Estate Misc. State Taxes/Fees Pets/Animal Welfare Professional Licensure Regulations Telecommunications Traffic Law Wages/Employment

HB479

Death certificate; veterans, fees.
Chief Patron: Terry Kilgore
Status: Enacted

HB507

Release of balloons prohibited; civil penalty.
Chief Patron: Nancy Guy
Status: Killed

HB512

Handheld personal communications devices; holding devices while driving a motor vehicle prohibited.
Chief Patron: David Bulova
Status: Killed

HB615

Minimum wage; increases to $10.10 per hour effective January 1, 2021, etc.
Chief Patron: Ken Plum
Status: Consolidated

HB641

Funeral service providers; caskets provided by third parties.
Chief Patron: Chris Hurst
Status: Enacted

HB666

Vital records; expands the definition of 'dead body.'
Chief Patron: Mike Mullin
Status: Enacted

HB795

Close Floor Vote

Health insurance; association health plans.
Chief Patron: Chris Hurst
Status: Vetoed

HB805

Employment health and safety standards; heat illness prevention.
Chief Patron: Jeion Ward
Status: In House

HB898

Employees; earned sick leave, civil penalties.
Chief Patron: Elizabeth Guzman
Status: Killed

HB950

Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; cemeteries, exemptions.
Chief Patron: Margaret Ransone
Status: Enacted

HB982

Professions and occupations; licensure by endorsement.
Chief Patron: Michael Webert
Status: Killed

SB7

7 Close Floor Votes

Minimum wage; increases to $9.50 per hour effective May 1, 2021.
Chief Patron: Dick Saslaw
Status: Enacted

SB73

Minimum wage; increases to $10 per hour effective July 1, 2020, etc.
Chief Patron: Mamie Locke
Status: Consolidated

SB78

2 Close Floor Votes

Minimum wage; pay based on work done.
Chief Patron: Janet Howell
Status: Enacted

SB81

Minimum wage; increases to $9.75 per hour, effective July 1, 2020, etc.
Chief Patron: Dave Marsden
Status: Consolidated

Entertainment Expenses $0
Gift Expenses $0
Communication Expenses $75
Personal Expenses $35
Retained
Keeney Group Inc
$2,600
Honoraria Expenses $0
11/18/2019: lobbyist registrations (2)
$200
Total Expenses $2,910
Matters: Any and all maters related to independent funeral homes; including but not limited to funeral planning, cremation, burial, pre-need, caskets, urns, vaults, etc.

Principal contact for Assn of Independent Funeral Homes of Va:

  • Sammy G Oakey, III
    318 Church Ave SW
    Roanoke, VA 24016

    540-982-2100

Information on this page comes from public documents on file with the office of the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council.