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HF 2349 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the final disposition of human remains.

HF 2349 clarifies who controls the final disposition of cremated remains in Iowa when a designated person fails to act. It specifies that if a designee or person with authority does not claim cremated remains within 30 days after receiving written notice from a third party, their control automatically transfers to the next competent adult listed in the law (per Code section 144C.5). The bill also updates references to "decedent" instead of "declarant" and clarifies authority vesting. This directly affects individuals designated to handle remains who miss deadlines, ensuring remains are managed by the next qualified person. The bill makes technical corrections to existing law without creating new requirements.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 9, 2026 Signed Apr 9, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · Apr 9, 2026
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line layout to a standard paragraph structure for readability. The substantive legal content, including the section number, the specific forfeiture conditions, and the certification signatures, remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Converted the text from a vertical, line-separated format to a standard paragraph format with line numbers, while preserving all original legal language and signatures.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2026

How they voted

43–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 49
Mar 2, 2026
D Democratic15
13 Yea 2
86% Yea
R Republican34
30 Yea 4
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
0
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0.
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0.
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.