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Introduced
01/08/2020
01/08/2020
In Committee
03/02/2020
03/02/2020
Crossed Over
03/02/2020
03/02/2020
Passed
Dead
05/27/2020
05/27/2020
Introduced Session
2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
The bill authorizes human remains to be converted to soil using a container that accelerates the process of biological decomposition, also known as "natural reduction". Current law has various provisions that deal with burial, cremation, interment, and entombment. In connection with authorizing natural reduction, the bill replaces these terms with the phrase "final disposition", which term is defined to include natural reduction. The following types of provisions are updated to reflect the option to use natural reduction: Life insurance statutes; Preneed funeral insurance contracts; The "Mortuary Science Code"; Funeral picketing statutes; Litigation damages; The "Colorado Probate Code"; The "Disposition of Last Remains Act"; The "Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act"; Missing person reports for unidentified human remains; Public peace and order statutes; Vital statistics statutes; The "Colorado Public Assistance Act"; and Firefighter pension plans. Natural reduction is added to the statutes that regulate funeral establishments, and this addition will result in the regulation of the natural reduction process. But the definitions of "cremation" and "mortuary science practitioner" are amended so that a practitioner of natural reduction is not regulated as a cremationist or mortuary science practitioner.
AI Summary
This bill authorizes the use of "natural reduction" as a method of final disposition for human remains in Colorado. Natural reduction is defined as the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil. The bill updates various statutes to incorporate natural reduction alongside existing methods like burial, cremation, and entombment. It also regulates the natural reduction process and ensures that practitioners of natural reduction are not subject to the same requirements as crematories or mortuary science practitioners. Overall, this bill expands the options available for the final disposition of human remains in Colorado.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely (on 05/27/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb20-1060 |
| BillText | https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1060_ren.pdf |
| BillText | https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1060_eng.pdf |
| BillText | https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1060_01.pdf |
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