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HI HB 1481

enacted

RELATING TO HUMAN REMAINS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Requires any cemetery, crematory, funeral establishment, hydrolysis facility, or mortuary to dispose of the remains of a dead human body no later than sixty days from the later of either the date a burial‑transit permit has been issued or the date of an affidavit for amendment of the permit has been submitted. (CD1)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Status date
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Latest action
2026-06-24 — Act 140, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1241).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAKENOUCHIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-06-24

    Act 140, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1241).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-24

    Act 140, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1241).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  4. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  8. 2026-04-29

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  9. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 78-26).

  10. 2026-04-29

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  11. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 78-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  12. 2026-04-29

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Lamosao, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, McKelvey.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-04-29

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Grandinetti, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  14. 2026-04-29

    Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790).

    receipt

  15. 2026-04-28

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 3:30PM in conference room 329.

  16. 2026-04-28

    Senate Conferees Added: Senator Lamosao added as Co-Chair. Senator McKelvey added as Conferee.

  17. 2026-04-27

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 4:30PM in conference room 329.

  18. 2026-04-24

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 3:15PM in conference room 329.

  19. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-22

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Fukunaga Co-Chair; Awa.

  21. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Grandinetti Co-Chairs; Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos.

  23. 2026-04-17

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  24. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  25. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 573) in amended form (SD 1).

  26. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  27. 2026-04-09

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  28. 2026-04-09

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

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  29. 2026-04-09

    Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3661) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  30. 2026-04-07

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

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  31. 2026-04-06

    Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  32. 2026-04-06

    The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-07-26 9:10AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  33. 2026-04-06

    The committee on CPN has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 04-07-26 9:25AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  34. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 9:25AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  35. 2026-04-01

    Re-Referred to CPN.

    referral-committee

  36. 2026-03-12

    Referred to HHS, CPN.

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  37. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

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  38. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 230).

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  39. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  40. 2026-03-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  41. 2026-03-06

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1063-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  42. 2026-02-24

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  43. 2026-02-20

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  44. 2026-02-17

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  45. 2026-02-17

    Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 307-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  46. 2026-01-30

    The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  47. 2026-01-26

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 01-30-26 10:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  48. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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  49. 2025-01-27

    Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 4

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  50. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-01-30 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Takayama: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Alcos: yes

  • The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-24 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Pierick: yes

  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Awa: not voting

  • Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Fukunaga: yes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Fukunaga: not voting
    • McKelvey: not voting

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Takayama: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Alcos: yes

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