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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO HUMAN REMAINS."
description: "Requires any cemetery, crematory, funeral establishment, hydrolysis facility, or mortuary to dispose of the remains of a dead human body no later than sixty days from the later of either the date a burial‑transit permit has been issued or the date of an affidavit for amendment of the permit has been submitted. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1481"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1481 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Burial-transit Permit", "Cemetery", "Crematory", "DOH", "Disposition of Remains", "Funeral Establishment", "Hydrolysis Facility", "Mortuary"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["TAKENOUCHI"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-01-23"
last_action: "2026-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7eae4ba4-5893-4774-a663-b60978778ae6"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1481&year=2026"
source_hash: "2bf127207a864f305a55ebdc836a35e8226a00b083b8e70468c1ff275fd8a125"
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 1481 (2026) — RELATING TO HUMAN REMAINS.
Requires any cemetery, crematory, funeral establishment, hydrolysis facility, or mortuary to dispose of the remains of a dead human body no later than sixty days from the later of either the date a burial‑transit permit has been issued or the date of an affidavit for amendment of the permit has been submitted. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1481** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1481_.HTM)
2. **HB1481_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1481_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1481_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1481_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1481_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1481_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB1481_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1481_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- TAKENOUCHI — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-06-24** Act 140, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1241). `became-law`
- **2026-06-24** Act 140, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1241). `became-law`
- **2026-05-07** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2026-05-08** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
- **2026-05-06** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). `receipt`
- **2026-05-06** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2026-05-06** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2026-04-29** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
- **2026-04-29** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 78-26).
- **2026-04-29** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
- **2026-04-29** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 78-26) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2026-04-29** 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) Keohokalole, Lamosao, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, McKelvey. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-29** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Grandinetti, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2026-04-29** Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790). `receipt`
- **2026-04-28** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 3:30PM in conference room 329.
- **2026-04-28** Senate Conferees Added: Senator Lamosao added as Co-Chair. Senator McKelvey added as Conferee.
- **2026-04-27** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 4:30PM in conference room 329.
- **2026-04-24** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 3:15PM in conference room 329.
- **2026-04-23** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725). `receipt`
- **2026-04-22** Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Fukunaga Co-Chair; Awa.
- **2026-04-20** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). `receipt`
- **2026-04-20** House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Grandinetti Co-Chairs; Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos.
- **2026-04-17** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). `receipt`
- **2026-04-16** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-14** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 573) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2026-04-14** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2026-04-09** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
- **2026-04-09** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-09** Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3661) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2026-04-07** The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-06** Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.
- **2026-04-06** The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-07-26 9:10AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2026-04-06** The committee on CPN has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 04-07-26 9:25AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
- **2026-04-02** The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 9:25AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2026-04-01** Re-Referred to CPN. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Referred to HHS, CPN. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-12** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 230). `introduction, receipt`
- **2026-03-10** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
- **2026-03-06** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1063-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2026-02-24** The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-02-17** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 307-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2026-01-30** The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-26** Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 01-30-26 10:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-12-08** Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. `carried-over`
- **2025-01-27** Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-23** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7eae4ba4-5893-4774-a663-b60978778ae6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).