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A 7894 Passed First Chamber

Permits the use of cremation or natural organic reduction as the method of disposition for certain decedents

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Permits a chief fiscal officer of a county or a public administrator, when having the right to control the disposition of the remains of a decedent and acting reasonably and in good faith, to, without civil liability, select cremation or natural organic reduction as the method of disposition for such decedent where the financial resources of such decedent are limited and such disposition is selected with the reasonable belief that the method is consistent with the religious practices of the decedent.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Apr 11, 2025
Last action
Feb 11, 2026 — RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
Session
2025-2026
Momentum
60 · High