HB1609: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning business and other associations.
Page last updated: Friday, June 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM (America/Indianapolis).
General Information
- Stage: Introduced House Bill (H)
- Current Chamber: house
- Origin Chamber: house
- Description: Disposition of human remains by composting.
Legislators
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Actions (2 total)
- Jan 21, 2025, 11:33 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
- Jan 21, 2025, 11:33 AM: Authored by Representative Miller K
Digest
Amends the definition of cremation to include natural organic reduction as a means for the dissolution of human remains. Requires the state board of funeral and cemetery service to adopt rules governing the operation of natural organic reduction facilities. Adds natural organic reduction to statutes that allow for burial or cremation.