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HI SB 525

died on adjournment

RELATING TO MANDATORY PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE AND CONSENT IN CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE CREMATION SERVICES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 525 pass?

No. HI SB 525 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI SB 525 about?

Beginning 10/1/2025, requires mortuaries, cemeteries, and pre-need funeral authorities that contract to provide cremation services to provide written notice if precious metals are recovered after cremation and to obtain written consent before the sale or recycling of any recovered precious metals. Requires mortuaries, cemeteries, and pre-need funeral authorities that have contracted to provide cremation services to give certain notice of updated terms by 1/1/2026.

Who sponsors HI SB 525?

FUKUNAGA, AQUINO, CHANG and 4 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 525, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Beginning 10/1/2025, requires mortuaries, cemeteries, and pre-need funeral authorities that contract to provide cremation services to provide written notice if precious metals are recovered after cremation and to obtain written consent before the sale or recycling of any recovered precious metals. Requires mortuaries, cemeteries, and pre-need funeral authorities that have contracted to provide cremation services to give certain notice of updated terms by 1/1/2026.

Introduced
2025-01-17
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • FUKUNAGAprimary
  • AQUINOprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • INOUYEprimary
  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • MORIWAKIprimary
  • RHOADSprimary
  • Fevellacosponsor
  • Gabbardcosponsor
  • San Buenaventuracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-04

    The committee on CPN deferred the measure.

    deferral

  3. 2025-01-31

    The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-04-25 9:30AM; CR 229.

    deferral

  4. 2025-01-28

    The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 01-31-25 9:35AM; Conference Room 229.

    deferral

  5. 2025-01-23

    The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  6. 2025-01-21

    Referred to CPN, JDC.

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-01-17

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  8. 2025-01-17

    Introduced.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=525&year=2026

Attribution

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