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Montana lawmaker seeks interim study on natural reduction and alkaline hydrolysis for human remains
Summary
Rep. Denise Baum asked the House Business and Labor Committee to authorize an interim study of alternative final disposition methods — including natural organic reduction (human composting) and alkaline hydrolysis — citing environmental benefits and the need for model statutes and regulatory clarity.
Representative Denise Baum (R-45) asked the House Business and Labor Committee to approve an interim study of morticians and funeral services that would examine alternative final disposition methods, notably natural organic reduction and alkaline hydrolysis. Baum said the idea came from a constituent and follow-up work with the Funeral Services Board.
The study request, filed as House Joint Resolution 27, would let legislators and stakeholders consider terminology and licensing, how cemeteries or burial forests could be used, and safeguards around handling and disposition of any byproducts. "Natural reduction is a process…
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