Bill
Bill > AB501
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Introduced
02/09/2021
02/09/2021
In Committee
08/16/2021
08/16/2021
Crossed Over
05/27/2021
05/27/2021
Passed
Dead
08/31/2022
08/31/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act to amend Sections 7672.1, 7672.10, and 7673, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 7607, 7611.9, 7653.35, 7653.36, 7672, 7672.2, 7672.4, 7672.6, 7672.7, 7673.1, and 7685.2 of, to add Article 6.6 (commencing with Section 7714) to Chapter 12 of Division 3 of, and to add Section 7730.12 to, the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Sections 7001, 7010.3, 7011, 7025, 7051, 7051.5, 7052, 7052.5, 7054, 7054.1, and 7116 of, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 7055, 103055, and 103060 of, to add Article 9 (commencing with Section 8390) to Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 8 of, and to add Sections 7002.7, 7010.8, 7054.5, and 7054.9 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to human remains, and making an appropriation therefor.
AI Summary
This bill, commencing July 1, 2023, would require the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau to license and regulate reduction facilities, which use natural, organic processes to transform human bodies into soil. The bill would enact requirements for reduction facilities similar to those for crematoria and hydrolysis facilities, including inspections, fee payments, and standards for reduction chambers. The bill would also authorize the State Department of Public Health to approve reduction chambers and require local registrars to issue permits for the disposition of reduced human remains, which could be integrated into the soil in designated conservation areas. The bill would expand the definition of crimes related to the improper disposal of human remains to include reduced human remains, and it would provide for the reimbursement of certain state-mandated local costs.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
In committee: Held under submission. (on 08/26/2021)
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