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Bill Relating to disposition of dead bodies. Clarifies permissibility of disposition of human bodies by alternative authorized processes including alkaline hydrolysis and natural organic reduction. Clarifies authority of State Mortuary and Cemetery Board to license and regulate alternative disposition facilities. Defines "alternative disposition facility." us/states/or Oregon Legislative Assembly 2021 Regular Session HB 2574 Oregon HB 2574 (2021 Regular Session)
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Oregon HB 2574 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to disposition of dead bodies.

Clarifies permissibility of disposition of human bodies by alternative authorized processes including alkaline hydrolysis and natural organic reduction. Clarifies authority of State Mortuary and Cemetery Board to license and regulate alternative disposition facilities. Defines "alternative disposition facility."

Version chain

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

  1. House Amendments to Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Introduced (filed) — source
  3. A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  4. HBL Amendment -3 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 110 (pass) · lower
  • Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. — 271 (pass) · upper
  • Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. — 443 (pass) · lower
  • Heard and Reported Out — 41 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Brian Clem — primary (person)
  • Pam Marsh — primary (person)
  • Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
  • Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
  • Julie Fahey — cosponsor (person)
  • Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
  • Rachel Prusak — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00 First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2021-01-20T04:40:25+00:00 Referred to Business and Labor. referral-committee
  • 2021-03-01T23:16:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
  • 2021-03-15T22:17:00+00:00 Work Session held.
  • 2021-03-19T22:22:00+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-03-30T18:18:20+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
  • 2021-04-01T03:58:35+00:00 Carried over to April 1, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
  • 2021-04-02T04:09:35+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to April 5, 2021 Calendar.
  • 2021-04-06T04:04:34+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to April 6, 2021 Calendar.
  • 2021-04-07T04:05:06+00:00 Carried over to April 7, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
  • 2021-04-08T03:53:10+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to April 8, 2021 Calendar.
  • 2021-04-09T03:59:54+00:00 Carried over to April 9, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
  • 2021-04-10T02:51:56+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2021 Calendar.
  • 2021-04-10T20:17:05+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. passage, reading-3
  • 2021-04-12T18:26:27+00:00 First reading. Referred to President's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2021-04-15T20:29:47+00:00 Referred to Health Care. referral-committee
  • 2021-04-26T20:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
  • 2021-05-19T20:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
  • 2021-06-02T15:18:03+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-06-02T17:43:31+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
  • 2021-06-03T19:10:30+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. passage, reading-3
  • 2021-06-03T19:11:30+00:00 Thatcher, absent, granted unanimous consent to vote aye.
  • 2021-06-03T19:12:30+00:00 Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
  • 2021-06-08T16:03:05+00:00 Speaker signed. passage
  • 2021-06-08T20:24:56+00:00 President signed. passage
  • 2021-06-16T00:08:00+00:00 Governor signed. executive-signature
  • 2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00 Chapter 296, (2021 Laws): Effective date January 01, 2022.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1ca80de7-9f92-405a-a3a4-c672bcc4ec8c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).