Bill > S1529

This bill provides a special legal authorization for Valley Chapel, located in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, to construct and operate a columbarium on its property at 14 Hunter Road. A columbarium is a building or structure with niches for storing cremation urns, essentially a dedicated space for the respectful preservation of human ashes. Despite existing laws that might normally restrict such a facility, this bill specifically permits Valley Chapel to create a columbarium that can store ashes not just for its own congregation members, but for broader community members as well. The chapel will need to establish specific rules and regulations for the columbarium, which must be reviewed and approved by the state's department of public health to ensure proper management and compliance with health standards. This legislation represents a targeted, localized legal exemption that allows the chapel to provide a community service for the disposition and memorialization of cremated remains.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1529