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Contested bill allowing human 'natural organic reduction' advances after testimony for and against
Summary
The committee passed a first-substitute to SB 49 to allow natural organic reduction (human composting) as a disposition option in Utah. Supporters—families and funeral directors who send remains out-of-state—described demand and environmental benefits; funeral-directors’ association urged stronger regulations and tracking of resultant soil.
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted 4–2 on Jan. 28 to advance a first-substitute to SB 49, which would authorize natural organic reduction (sometimes described as human composting) as a professional funeral-service offering in Utah.
Sponsor Senator Plumb said she introduced the measure after conversations with families and funeral directors and noted 14 other states have adopted similar statutes. She described the process as professionally managed within licensed funeral homes using contained "vessels" that produce an organic soil-like material families may take home,…
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