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Senate committee advances bill setting basic parameters for natural burials and scattering of remains
Summary
Senate File 28-19 would set minimum setbacks, burial depths and distances from water for ‘natural’ burial sites and allow both fire and water cremation scattering in cemetery grounds. Sponsors said the rules respond to county and neighbor concerns after a 2023 moratorium; the committee recommended the bill to Health & Human Services.
Senate File 28-19, presented by Senator Mark Rarick, would establish statutory minimums and parameters for natural (green) burial operations and clarify how scattering of cremated remains may occur in cemetery grounds. The bill follows a 2023 moratorium and a Minnesota Department of Health study of natural-burial practices.
Sponsors said the measure responds to county officials and neighbors who…
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