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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to funeral services; to amend Section 34-13-122, Code of Alabama 1975; to define dignified and humane manner for the disposition of cremated remains; and to mandate best efforts to identify the unclaimed cremated remains of Alabama veterans eligible for burial in a state or national military cemetery.\u0002"
description: "Related to funeral services, disposition of unclaimed cremated remains of veterans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 129"
citation: "Alabama HB 129 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Related to funeral services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kenneth Paschal"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d28d851c-759d-4ae3-82c5-ff9f1996352a"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "8734bf0f7b4349ce8fa1c5003db21c7ca58dbbb8c6a77597f29c2be8d43c50e2"
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-al"]
---
# Alabama HB 129 (2023rs) — Relating to funeral services; to amend Section 34-13-122, Code of Alabama 1975; to define dignified and humane manner for the disposition of cremated remains; and to mandate best efforts to identify the unclaimed cremated remains of Alabama veterans eligible for burial in a state or national military cemetery.
Related to funeral services, disposition of unclaimed cremated remains of veterans.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB129-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-491** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1286186.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB129-enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Roll of the H for Vote 1006 on HB129 (2023 Regular Session) — **990** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kenneth Paschal — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Veterans and Military Affairs) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Veterans and Military Affairs) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Military and Veterans Affairs) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Military and Veterans Affairs) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-491 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d28d851c-759d-4ae3-82c5-ff9f1996352a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).