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Senate Bill 37

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Last Action	02/07/25: 3rd reading, passed 37-0-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
Title	AN ACT relating to cremation of dead bodies.
Bill Documents	Current Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Local Mandate Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist
Bill Request Number	310
Sponsors	G. Elkins, M. Deneen, R. Mills
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 72.450 to allow a coroner who is in possession of an unclaimed dead body to have the body buried or cremated; direct that the decision between burial or cremation be made by the governmental entity bearing the expense.
Index Headings of Original Version	Deaths - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation Cemeteries and Burials - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation Local Government - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation Coroners - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation Counties - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation Local Mandate - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation
Jump to Proposed Amendments	Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements Senate Floor Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

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01/07/25	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
01/09/25	to State & Local Government (S)
02/05/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/06/25	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 07, 2025
02/07/25	floor amendment adopted Committee Substitute (1) floor amendment adopted Floor Amendment (1) 3rd reading, passed 37-0-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; require a coroner to be consulted before a government entity decides if an unclaimed dead body is required to be buried or cremated.
Index Headings	Deaths - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation Local Government - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation Cemeteries and Burials - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation Coroners - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation Counties - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	L. Tichenor
Summary	Specify that a local county coroner is the coroner who is to be consulted before a government entity decides if an unclaimed dead body is required to be buried or cremated; establish that if Jewish descent is known, that the Chabad of the Bluegrass, or any successor entity, be contacted by the appropriate government entity to inquire if the Chabad of the Bluegrass wants to pay for the burial expense.
Index Headings	Deaths - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation Local Government - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation Cemeteries and Burials - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation Coroners - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation Counties - Burial or cremation of a dead body, facilitation

Last updated: 2/7/2025 3:52 PM (EST)