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Authors Weber Pierson  
Subject Disposition of human remains: scattering at sea.
Relating To relating to human remains.
Title An act to amend Section 7117 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to human remains.
Last Action Dt 2025-03-20
State Amended Senate
Status In Floor Process
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Bill Actions
2025-07-17     Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Garcia.
2025-07-17     Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2025-07-16     From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 16).
2025-07-01     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-29     Referred to Com. on B. & P.
2025-05-15     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-05-15     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1090.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-13     Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2025-05-12     From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
2025-05-02     Set for hearing May 12.
2025-04-28     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 916.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-03     Set for hearing April 28.
2025-04-02     Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2025-03-20     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-02-19     Referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-02-13     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
2025-02-12     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Versions
Amended Senate     2025-03-20
Introduced     2025-02-12
Analyses TBD
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Existing law provides for the disposition of human remains and makes specified acts relating to human remains, including improperly disposing of human remains, a crime. Existing law authorizes cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains to be taken by boat from any harbor in this state, or by air, and scattered at sea. Existing law defines the phrase “at sea” to include the inland navigable waters of this state, exclusive of lakes and streams, provided that no such scattering may take place within 500 yards of the shoreline. Existing law specifies that these provisions do not allow the scattering of cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains from a bridge or pier.