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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
SB18-234

Human Remains Disposition Sale Businesses

Type Bill
Session 2018 Regular Session
Subjects
Business & Economic Development

Concerning measures to reduce the sale without consent of the remains of a human who was born alive, and, in connection therewith, registering nontransplant tissue banks and prohibiting certain owners of nontransplant tissue banks from owning certain other businesses that provide for the final disposition of human remains, and making an appropriation.

Bill Summary:

Nontransplant tissue banks - registration and standards of practice - ownership by mortuary and crematory owners - appropriation. The act requires nontransplant tissue banks to:

  • Register with the director of the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies and pay a fee set by the director;
  • Appoint a designee with authority to require personnel to comply with laws concerning nontransplant tissue banks; and
  • Make disclosures, keep records and make them available to interested parties and the director, and maintain a standard of practice.
The registration of nontransplant tissue banks sunsets on September 1, 2024.

The act makes it unlawful under the "Mortuary Science Code" for a person to own more than a 10% direct or indirect interest in a funeral establishment or crematory while simultaneously owning more than a 10% direct or indirect interest in a nontransplant tissue bank.

$17,159 is appropriated to the department of regulatory agencies from the division of professions and occupations cash fund to implement the act.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Don Coram

Senator

Don Coram

Senator Larry Crowder

Senator

Larry Crowder

Representative Tracy Kraft-Tharp

Representative

Tracy Kraft-Tharp

Senator Marc Catlin

Representative

Marc Catlin

Committees

Senate

Judiciary

House

Health, Insurance, & Environment

Finance

Appropriations

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/30/2018 Signed Act PDF
05/16/2018 Final Act PDF
05/07/2018 Rerevised PDF
05/04/2018 Revised PDF
04/24/2018 Reengrossed PDF
04/23/2018 Engrossed PDF
04/09/2018 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
05/04/2018 PA4 PDF
05/02/2018 PA3 PDF
05/02/2018 PA2 PDF
04/19/2018 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/25/2018 FN3 PDF
04/25/2018 FN2 PDF
04/13/2018 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
05/04/2018 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 18-234, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.007 [Attachment A]. The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 18-234, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-1. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.006 [Attachment F]. The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.004 [Attachment D]. The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.005 [Attachment E]. The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 18-234, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.003 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.002 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 18-234, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Hearing Summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/07/2018 Third Reading BILL
56
AYE
9
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/07/2018 House Amendments REPASS
19
AYE
16
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
05/07/2018 House Amendments CONCUR
19
AYE
16
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/24/2018 Third Reading BILL
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Location Action
05/30/2018 Governor Governor Signed
05/16/2018 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/16/2018 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/16/2018 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/07/2018 Senate Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/07/2018 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/04/2018 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
05/04/2018 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
05/02/2018 House House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
05/01/2018 House House Committee on Health, Insurance, & Environment Refer Amended to Finance
04/24/2018 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Health, Insurance, & Environment
04/24/2018 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/23/2018 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/18/2018 Senate Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/16/2018 Senate Senate Committee on Judiciary Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
04/09/2018 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/08/2018 332 Human Remains Disposition Sale Businesses PDF

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