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OH HB582

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

11/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Phil Plummer

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Origin

House of Representatives

136th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Removes the mandatory requirement for a witness signature on cremation authorization forms, making witness signatures optional rather than required
  • Excludes "transportation protection agreements" (services related to transporting human or cremated remains) from the definition of preneed funeral contracts
  • Adds mosques and temples to the list of religious institutions exempt from funeral directing regulations, alongside churches and synagogues
  • Adds cremation to the religious exemption allowing burial without a licensed embalmer or funeral director for religious ceremonies
  • Allows out-of-state licensed funeral directors and embalmers to assist Ohio licensees during declared disasters or emergencies

Legislative Description

Regards embalmers, funeral directors, and crematories

Commerce

Last Action

Referred to committee: General Government

11/12/2025

Committee Referrals

General Government11/12/2025

Full Bill Text

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