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2019 House Bill 1162: Concerning human remains
Introduced by Rep. Steve Kirby (Tacoma) (D) on January 16, 2019
Referred to the House Consumer Protection & Business Committee on January 16, 2019
Substitute offered in the House on February 5, 2019
Adds alkaline hydrolysis and natural organic reduction as approved means of final disposition of a deceased person's body.
Updates various statutes to replace cremation with final disposition, to include alkaline hydrolysis and natural organic reduction in the regulation of handling, storing, and scattering human remains.
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 8, 2019