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Senate committee advances 'Luxe’s Law' making sale of cremated remains a felony
Summary
Lawmakers advanced an amended bill, called ‘Luxe’s Law,’ to make the sale of human remains or parts after authorized final disposition a Class C felony, following testimony from a grandmother whose grandson’s cremated remains were trafficked and later recovered.
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee voted to advance an amended bill that would criminalize the sale of a corpse or parts of a corpse after the family has authorized final disposition, making the act a Class C felony with a prison term of three to 10 years and a maximum fine of $10,000.
Senator Love presented Senate Bill 17 as amended and said the bill was prompted by a constituent’s account. Lanell Logan and Danisha Smith told the committee that their grandson, Lux, who was stillborn, was supposed to have been cremated but…
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