Bill > HB722

This bill amends the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes by updating the legal definition of "cremation" to include a more comprehensive description of the process. Specifically, the bill expands the definition to clarify that cremation is a technical process using mechanical or thermal methods, including alkaline hydrolysis, which reduces human remains to bone fragments. The updated definition also explicitly states that the process includes processing and pulverizing the bone fragments and placing the processed remains in a cremated remains container. The new definition will apply to all statutes enacted on or after September 1, 1937, unless the context of a specific law indicates otherwise. The bill will go into effect 60 days after its enactment, providing a standard transition period for implementation.

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