---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act providing for crematory regulation."
description: "An Act providing for crematory regulation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1246"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1246 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steven Malagari"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-06-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ca10b9d-0246-4ba3-bbd0-6d76cb6f1614"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=34&rollcallid=356&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "4e44f87080f616785c56327e006fa6cff0c7f1a94e722218a2b64ae27c1521ea"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania HB 1246 (2023-2024) — An Act providing for crematory regulation.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Printer's No. PN1336** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB1246/PN1336)
2. **Printer's No. PN1415** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB1246/PN1415)

## Votes

- Committee vote (Professional Licensure): Report Bill As Committed — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed — **33–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Environmental Resources & Energy): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **23–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **203–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steven Malagari — primary (person)
- Abby Major — cosponsor (person)
- Barry Jozwiak — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin Sanchez — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Hill-Evans — cosponsor (person)
- David Delloso — cosponsor (person)
- G. Roni Green — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Marshall — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Rigby — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Ciresi — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Webster — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Fleming — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Tomlinson — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle Mullins — cosponsor (person)
- Marci Mustello — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen Madden — cosponsor (person)
- Nick Pisciottano — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Leadbeter — cosponsor (person)
- Tina Pickett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Corrective Reprint, Printer's No. 1415
- **2023-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-07-05T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)
- **2024-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2024-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2024-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2024-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 26 of 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ca10b9d-0246-4ba3-bbd0-6d76cb6f1614`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).