HI SB 2780
died on adjournmentRELATING TO HUMAN REMAINS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did HI SB 2780 pass?
No. HI SB 2780 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 (2026-01-30): Referred to HHS, CPN.
What is HI SB 2780 about?
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.
Who sponsors HI SB 2780?
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, HASHIMOTO are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2780.
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. Specifies that the Department of Health is not required to include specific disposition dates on the permit. Requires the Department to adopt rules.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-23
- Latest action
- 2026-01-30 — Referred to HHS, CPN.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- KEOHOKALOLEprimary
- CHANGprimary
- HASHIMOTOprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-30
Referred to HHS, CPN.
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-01-23
Introduced.
introduction
Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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