---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO DISINTERMENT OF HUMAN BODIES."
description: "Allows cemetery authorities with a current and active license with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to disinter and reinter the corpse or remains of a human body within that same cemetery without filing an application for a permit with the Department of Health. (HB214 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 214"
citation: "Hawaii HB 214 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cemetery Authority", "Disinterment of Human Bodies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MIZUNO"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 42
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-17"
last_action: "2019-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34e72f0a-b5b7-47af-b6f2-2c800caad056"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=214&year=2019"
source_hash: "780d5ab1a7d281703ed8ca2b7045bbf4135e6b2764ca1adc36e9d0273e6c3b5d"
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-hi"]
---

# Hawaii HB 214 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO DISINTERMENT OF HUMAN BODIES.

Allows cemetery authorities with a current and active license with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to disinter and reinter the corpse or remains of a human body within that same cemetery without filing an application for a permit with the Department of Health. (HB214 CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB214** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB214_.HTM)
2. **HB214_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB214_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB214_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB214_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB214_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB214_HD2_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- MIZUNO — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-17** Pending introduction.
- **2019-01-18** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-22** Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 2 `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Tuesday, 02-12-19 9:00AM in House conference room 329.
- **2019-02-12** The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, B. Kobayashi, Belatti, San Buenaventura, Say, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nakamura. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-14** Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 424) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2019-02-14** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, Nakamura excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-15** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-20-19 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2019-02-20** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Belatti, Cachola, Har, Kong, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, Mizuno. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-01** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1198) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-01** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-05-19.
- **2019-03-05** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, Quinlan excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2019-03-07** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 352). `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to CPH. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-15** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-19 9:05AM in conference room 229.
- **2019-03-19** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, J.Keohokalole, Nishihara, Ruderman, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-03** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1776) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2019-04-03** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2019-04-03** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-05-19.
- **2019-04-05** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2019-04-05** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 666) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2019-04-09** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2019-04-11** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 719).
- **2019-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Takumi Co-Chairs; Ward.
- **2019-04-18** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 814).
- **2019-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; S. Chang, Fevella.
- **2019-04-18** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
- **2019-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 917).
- **2019-04-22** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Takumi, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2019-04-22** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 41) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2019-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-30-19.
- **2019-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 41).
- **2019-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
- **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2019-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 968).
- **2019-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 883).
- **2019-05-01** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2019-07-09** Act 198, on 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1300). `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-09** Act 198, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1300). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34e72f0a-b5b7-47af-b6f2-2c800caad056`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).