HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
1481
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
H.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO HUMAN REMAINS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 531B, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"[Underlined: §531B- ] [Underlined: Disposition of remains.] [Underlined: (a) Any cemetery, crematory, funeral establishment, hydrolysis facility, or mortuary shall dispose of the remains of a dead human body no later than sixty days from the later of either the date a permit has been issued pursuant to section 338-23 or the date of an affidavit for amendment of the permit has been submitted. The department of health shall not be required to include the specific disposition date on the permit.]
[Underlined: (b) The department of health may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purposes of this section.]"
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.
Report Title:
DOH; Disposition of Remains; Burial-transit Permit; Cemetery; Crematory; Funeral Establishment; Hydrolysis Facility; Mortuary
Description:
Requires any cemetery, crematory, funeral establishment, hydrolysis facility, or mortuary to dispose of the remains of a dead human body no later than sixty days from the later of either the date a burial‑transit permit has been issued or the date of an affidavit for amendment of the permit has been submitted. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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