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Committee advances changes to unclaimed cremated remains law and funeral-industry requirements
Summary
The Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs worked House Bill 2,331 to clarify coroner notice timelines for unclaimed cremated remains, codify continuing-education requirements for funeral directors and embalmers, and add a provision on use of the word 'crematory' in business names; the committee adopted multiple amendments by voice votes. Transcript contains ambiguity about the final carryover status of the bill.
TOPEKA — The Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs worked House Bill 2,331 on unclaimed cremated remains and related funeral-industry regulations, adopting several amendments by voice vote.
Jason (committee staff) explained an amendment clarifying the notice timeline: after a coroner waits the statutory three-year unclaimed period, the coroner would then publish a 30-day notice period to allow someone to claim cremated remains. "So the coroner would wait that three-year period, and after that had lapsed, then would publish notice giving an additional 30-day period for someone to come and claim the cremated…
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