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AR SB17

Bill

Status

Passed

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Frederick Love

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Origin

Senate

95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Amends Arkansas Code § 5-60-101(a) to add the sale of corpses as a new category of "abuse of a corpse" offense

  • Defines conduct "offensive to a person of reasonable sensibilities" as handling outside normal practices, including dismembering, submerging, or burning a corpse

  • Sponsored by Senator F. Love and Representative T. Shephard during the 95th General Assembly Regular Session, 2025

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Public Health, Welfare and Labor2/17/2025
Public Health, Welfare And Labor1/13/2025

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