AN ACT relating to coroners.
Summary
Amend KRS 72.450 to allow a coroner who is in possession of an unclaimed body to elect to cremate certain unclaimed bodies, in lieu of burial, and either offer the cremains to specified individuals, or inter the cremains provided no inquest has been held or is intended to be held and there is no reason to believe the body will be needed as evidence in any criminal matter or cremation is or may be inconsistent with the decedent's personal wishes or cultural or religious beliefs.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2022
Last action Feb 22, 2022
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Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Yates
DDemocratic
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