THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1630
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
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:

"§531B-   Disposition of remains. (a) Any funeral establishment, mortuary, cemetery, crematory, or hydrolysis facility shall dispose of the remains of a dead human body no later than sixty days from the date a permit has been issued pursuant to section 338-23, or from 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.

(b) The department of health shall 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 upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DOH; Disposition of Remains; Burial-transit Permit; Funeral Establishment; Mortuary; Cemetery; Crematory; Hydrolysis Facility

Description:

Requires any funeral establishment, mortuary, cemetery, crematory, or hydrolysis facility to dispose of the remains of a dead human body no later than sixty days from the date a burial‑transit permit has been issued or from the date of an affidavit for amendment of the permit has been submitted. Specifies that the Department of Health is not required to include specific disposition dates on the permit.

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