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HI SB341

Bill

Status

Passed

4/17/2013

Primary Sponsor

Rosalyn Baker

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Disposition of Remains Act to create a priority list of persons authorized to control the disposition of a decedent's remains, including location, manner, and conditions

  • Provides procedures for resolving disputes regarding the right to control disposition of remains

  • Grants funeral establishments, cemeteries, mortuaries, and crematories the right to rely upon and act according to written instructions in funeral service agreements or similar documents

  • Allows funeral directors and managers of funeral establishments, cemeteries, mortuaries, and crematories to recover reasonable expenses for disposition of decedent's remains

  • Aligns Hawaii with 48 other states that have enacted similar laws specifying priority of persons who may control disposition of remains

Legislative Description

Dispositions of Remains; Right of Disposition

Last Action

Act 017, 4/16/2013 (Gov. Msg. No. 1117).

4/17/2013

Committee Referrals

Consumer Protection & Commerce3/7/2013
Judiciary and Labor2/4/2013
Commerce and Consumer Protection1/22/2013

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