Relates to the definition of the term "cremation"
This bill updates the legal definition of "cremation" within the not-for-profit corporation law to explicitly include the technical process of reducing human remains to ashes or other residue using heat and flame. It also grants the cemetery board the authority to authorize additional processes that reduce remains to cremains if they determine such methods serve the public interest. The legislation further clarifies that the term covers the processing and potential pulverization of these ashes and residue. By amending the existing statute, the bill provides a more detailed framework for how cremation is legally understood and regulated.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Feb 2023
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Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2023
Last action Jul 15, 2024
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Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
lower
Feb 3, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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Ken Zebrowski
DDemocratic
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