STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1198

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 214

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 214, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DISINTERMENT OF HUMAN BODIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to allow private cemeteries in good standing with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to disinter and reinter human corpses or remains within the same cemetery without filing an application for a permit with the Department of Health.

The Hawaii Funeral & Cemetery Association testified in support of this measure. The Department of Health provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that the cemetery authority must have a current and active license with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, rather than be in good standing;

(2) Clarifying that the next-of-kin from whom a cemetery authority must obtain authorization be consistent with the next-of-kin who have the right to control the disposition of the remains in the absence of any directions; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 214, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 214, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair