HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3

TO

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1

FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 162

AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 162 on line 21 by deleting “subchapter III, Chapter 3,” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “Subchapter III, Chapter 31,”.

FURTHER AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 162 by inserting after line 209 and before line 210 the following:

“ d. Any viral or other public health risk the Division of Public Health determines may not be eliminated in the process of natural organic reduction. ”.

FURTHER AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 162 by deleting lines 210 through 214 in their entirety.

FURTHER AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 162 on line 261 by deleting “(5)” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “ (5) (4) ”.

FURTHER AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 162 on line 261 by deleting “(7)” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “ (7) (9) ”.

FURTHER AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 162 by deleting lines 379 through 383 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“Section 15. Within one year of [the enactment of this Act], the State Board of Funeral Services, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, and the Department of Health and Social Services shall promulgate or change regulations as necessary regarding this Act.”.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment deletes the restriction on remains that were previously embalmbed. This Amendment deletes a restriction on remains that the Board of Funderal Services determines are or are reasonably believed to be carrying a viral or other health risk, and adds a restriction on remains from an individual who had or is suspected of having a viral or other health risk that the Division of Public Health determines may not be eliminated in the process of natural organic reduction. This Amendment also makes additional technical changes to correct drafting errors.