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type: "Bill"
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title: "Creating the crime of aggravated criminal desecration and providing penalties therefor, authorizing the disposition of the unclaimed remains of deceased persons by district coroners and providing exemptions from liability for such actions, establishing requirements for programs of continuing education for licensed embalmers and funeral directors and authorizing the use of the word \"crematory\" as part of the business name for businesses owned by the same person who owns a licensed crematory."
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description: "Creating the crime of aggravated criminal desecration and providing penalties therefor, authorizing the disposition of the unclaimed remains of deceased persons by district coroners and providing exemptions from liability for such actions, establishing requirements for programs of continuing education for licensed embalmers and funeral directors and authorizing the use of the word \"crematory\" as part of the business name for businesses owned by the same person who owns a licensed crematory."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
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legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "HB 2331"
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citation: "Kansas HB 2331 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Health Professions and Practices", "Health and Healthcare"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2025-02-07"
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last_action: "2026-04-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51141c1e-1607-401e-a5c9-8d5b2688b63e"
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source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2331/"
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source_hash: "080e4a01944ff1393bd2414097ca1af82eab31b6d8f6e484324900f50ca32624"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ks"]
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---
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# Kansas HB 2331 (2025-2026) — Creating the crime of aggravated criminal desecration and providing penalties therefor, authorizing the disposition of the unclaimed remains of deceased persons by district coroners and providing exemptions from liability for such actions, establishing requirements for programs of continuing education for licensed embalmers and funeral directors and authorizing the use of the word "crematory" as part of the business name for businesses owned by the same person who owns a licensed crematory.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2331/hb2331_00_0000.pdf)
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2. **As Amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2331/hb2331_01_0000.pdf)
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3. **{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2331_02_0000.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2331/hb2331_enrolled.pdf)
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## Sponsors
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- Committee on Federal and State Affairs — primary (organization)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-04-09** Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-03-26** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026
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- **2026-03-25** Engrossed on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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- **2026-03-24** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3
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- **2026-03-23** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 38, Nay 0, Absent 2
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- **2026-03-23** Conference committee report now available
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- **2026-02-25** Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees
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- **2026-02-25** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Tom Kessler, Rep. Rebecca Schmoe and Rep. Heather Meyer
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- **2026-02-05** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 38, Nay 0, Absent 2 `passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended `passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau was adopted `passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau
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- **2026-02-04** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. William Clifford was adopted `passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. William Clifford
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- **2026-02-04** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau was withdrawn
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- **2026-02-04** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau
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- **2026-02-04** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Caryn Tyson was adopted `passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Caryn Tyson
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- **2026-02-04** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
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- **2026-02-02** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-01-14** Hearing: Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S event
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- **2025-03-06** Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-05** Received and Introduced `introduction`
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- **2025-03-05** Final Action - Passed; Yea 118, Nay 0, Absent 7 `passage`
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- **2025-03-04** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
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- **2025-02-26** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-07** Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-07** Introduced `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51141c1e-1607-401e-a5c9-8d5b2688b63e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).
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