HB 565 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO MANDATORY PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE AND CONSENT IN CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE CREMATION SERVICES.

Summary

For contracts entered into on or after 10/1/2025, requires mortuaries and pre-need funeral authorities that contract to provide cremation services to provide written notice if precious metals are recovered after cremation and a disclosure that the person has thirty days to claim the precious metals after receipt of the notice. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB565 → HB565_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to remove cemeteries from the list of entities required to provide notice and consent regarding recovered precious metals, limiting the requirement to mortuaries and pre-need funeral authorities only. Additionally, the effective date of the new requirements was changed from October 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, effectively delaying implementation indefinitely. The notice requirement was also modified to include a specific 30-day window for purchasers to claim recovered metals before they can be sold or recycled.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing cemeteries from the entities subject to the mandatory notice and consent requirements for cremation services.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement for cemeteries to provide written notice and obtain consent regarding recovered precious metals; this obligation now applies only to mortuaries and pre-need funeral authorities.

Updated the required notice to explicitly state that purchasers have thirty days to claim recovered precious metals after receiving notice, after which the provider may sell or recycle them.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the new notice and disclosure requirements from October 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, deferring implementation indefinitely.

DEFINITION

Broadened the definition of 'precious metals' to include 'any metals' from jewelry, medical devices, or dental implants, rather than limiting it to specific precious metals.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 417) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kong, Lowen.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors