STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3353

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2513
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 1



Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B.
No. 2513, H.D. 1, entitled:

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO UNCLAIMED CORPSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to require the cremation of
unclaimed corpses.

     Specifically, the bill mandates cremation of all unclaimed
corpses and provides that the Department of Human Services shall
authorize the cremation.  Additionally, the bill establishes
immunity from damages or criminal prosecution for acts done in
compliance with the statute and defines "unclaimed corpse".

     Your Committee finds that this bill provides for the timely
disposition of unclaimed corpses in a dignified manner.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this
bill by changing the period for the remains of a deceased person
to be claimed before the deceased is considered an "unclaimed
corpse" from "five days" to "five working days, excluding
weekends".

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.

 
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2513, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2513, H.D.
1, S.D. 1.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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