SB2780 • 2026

RELATING TO HUMAN REMAINS.

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Sponsor: KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, HASHIMOTO
Last action: 2026-01-30
Official status: Referred to HHS, CPN.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO HUMAN REMAINS.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO HUMAN REMAINS.
DOH; Disposition of Human Remains; Burial-transit Permit; Funeral Establishment; Mortuary; Cemetery; Crematory; Hydrolysis Facility; Rules Requires any funeral establishment, mortuary, cemetery, crematory, or hydrolysis facility to dispose of the remains of a dead human body no later than sixty days from the date a burial‑transit permit has been issued or from the date of an affidavit for amendment of the permit has been submitted, whichever is later.
Specifies that the Department of Health is not required to include specific disposition dates on the permit.
Requires the Department to adopt rules.

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Bill History

2026-01-30 S
Referred to HHS, CPN.
2026-01-26 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-01-23 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO HUMAN REMAINS.
DOH; Disposition of Human Remains; Burial-transit Permit; Funeral Establishment; Mortuary; Cemetery; Crematory; Hydrolysis Facility; Rules
Requires any funeral establishment, mortuary, cemetery, crematory, or hydrolysis facility to dispose of the remains of a dead human body no later than sixty days from the date a burial‑transit permit has been issued or from the date of an affidavit for amendment of the permit has been submitted, whichever is later. Specifies that the Department of Health is not required to include specific disposition dates on the permit. Requires the Department to adopt rules.

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SB2780

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2780

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to human remains
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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Chapter 531B,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately
designated and to read as follows:

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Disposition
of remains.
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(a)
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Any
funeral establishment, mortuary, cemetery, crematory, or hydrolysis facility
shall dispose of the remains of a dead human body no later than sixty days from
the date a permit was issued pursuant to section 338-23, or from the date of an
affidavit for amendment of the permit was submitted, whichever is later.
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The department of health shall not be
required to include the specific disposition date on the permit.

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(b)
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The department of health shall adopt rules
pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purposes of this section.
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SECTION 2.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DOH;
Disposition of Human Remains; Burial-transit Permit; Funeral Establishment;
Mortuary; Cemetery; Crematory; Hydrolysis Facility; Rules

Description:

Requires any
funeral establishment, mortuary, cemetery, crematory, or hydrolysis facility to
dispose of the remains of a dead human body no later than sixty days from the
date a burial‑transit permit has been issued or from the date of an
affidavit for amendment of the permit has been submitted, whichever is later.
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Specifies that the Department of Health is
not required to include specific disposition dates on the permit.
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Requires the Department to adopt rules.

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