Alkaline hydrolysis; establishes registration requirement, regulations.
Summary
Alkaline hydrolysis; registration; regulations. Establishes a registration requirement for alkaline hydrolysis providers. The bill defines alkaline hydrolysis and adds alkaline hydrolysis and hydrolyzed remains to statutes dealing with cremation and cremains. The bill grants the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers the power to regulate and inspect alkaline hydrolysis providers and their operations. The bill requires the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers to consult with the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Health, and representatives of wastewater treatment facilities and funeral service associations to promulgate regulations related to alkaline hydrolysis.
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Governor
Introduced Dec 21, 2023
Last action Feb 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 16, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 7, 2024
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 16, 2024
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Feb 16, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-0-2)
senate
Feb 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (53-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB52E
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Committee
Assigned sub: Health
lower
Dec 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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