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AR SB17
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Frederick Love
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AI Summary
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Creates "Lux's Law" prohibiting the sale of a corpse, or any part of a corpse, after the body has been authorized for final disposition through cremation or burial
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Amends Arkansas Code § 5-60-101(a) to add the sale of corpses as a new category of "abuse of a corpse" offense
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Defines conduct "offensive to a person of reasonable sensibilities" as handling outside normal practices, including dismembering, submerging, or burning a corpse
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Sponsored by Senator F. Love and Representative T. Shephard during the 95th General Assembly Regular Session, 2025
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Approved on February 27, 2025 as Act 200 of the Regular Session
Legislative Description
To Create Lux's Law; To Prohibit The Sale Of A Dead Human Body That Is Intended To Be Cremated Or Buried; And To Establish Penalties For The Sale Of A Dead Human Body.
Last Action
Notification that SB17 is now Act 200
2/27/2025