MA S1236

Bill

MA S1236

To preserve the eternal bonds between people and their animals

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to allow humans and their pets remains to be buried together. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to allow the co-interment of human and animal remains, including cremated remains, in cemeteries and burial places. It amends the Massachusetts General Laws to give towns, cities, cemetery corporations, and other entities responsible for maintaining or operating cemeteries or burial places the authority to establish their own policies on fees, interments, and other requirements related to the co-interment of human and animal remains.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Mark Montigny (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2422 (on 04/12/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1236

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1236
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1236.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H441	To promote the care and well-being of livestock	Accompanied a new draft, see H4050	Similar To
H717	Establishing a mandatory sentence for destruction, defacement or damage to burial tombs and grave markers	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1127	Protecting abandoned animals in vacant properties	Accompanied a new draft, see S2187	Similar To
S1471	Relative to funeral and burial expenses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2026	Updating veterans’ burial expenses	Accompanied a new draft, see S2326	Similar To
S2165	Relative to the protection of service animals	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To
S2422	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health matters	Reported (in part) by S1241	Replaced by
S489	Protecting research animals	Accompanied a new draft, see S2387	Similar To
S882	Relative to the wrongful death or injury of animal companions	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To

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