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House committee advances bill to allow coroners to dispose of unclaimed cremated remains
Summary
The Committee of the Whole reported House Bill 2,331 favorably; the bill would create a process for coroners to relinquish custody or dispose of unclaimed cremated remains. Sponsors said Sedgwick County holds over 500 boxes of cremated remains; proponents included regional forensic and county officials.
The Committee of the Whole reported House Bill 2,331 favorably to the full House. The bill would amend laws on coroner procedures to create a process allowing a coroner to relinquish custody of, or dispose of, unclaimed cremated remains, the sponsor told members.
Representative Ward, presenting the bill, said it was introduced at the request of Sedgwick County government and that the…
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