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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 228

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Relating to: the use of alkaline hydrolysis to cremate human remains and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)

Administrative rules Funeral and funeral director Safety and professional services department of

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, a person may use the process of alkaline hydrolysis to cremate

human remains only if the person is registered as a crematory authority by the

Department of Safety and Professional Services. Alkaline hydrolysis is a process

that uses water, alkaline chemicals, pressure, and heat to reduce human remains for

final disposition. The bill places the use of alkaline hydrolysis for cremating human

remains under generally the same requirements that apply under current law to

conventional cremation.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Kooyenga (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Ringhand (D) , Testin (R)

13 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Bowen (D) , Callahan (R) , J. Rodriguez (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , L. Myers (D) , Moses (R) , Novak (R) , Rozar (R) , Skowronski (R) , Stubbs (D) , Swearingen (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 May 5, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 24, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Testin, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Kooyenga and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Swearingen, Armstrong, Bowen, Callahan, Kitchens, Krug, Moses, L. Myers, J. Rodriguez, Rozar, Skowronski and Stubbs

  2. Mar 24, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Mar 31, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 27, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. May 5, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. May 5, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. May 5, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. May 7, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-11-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. May 11, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  10. May 11, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  11. May 11, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  13. May 11, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. May 11, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Dec 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health

  16. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1