House Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Business Affairs & Labor

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March 5, 2026

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

HB26-1258   be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 14, strike lines 12 through 25 and substitute:

Page 1, Line 2"12-135-115.  Funeral service or final disposition - death

Page 1, Line 3certificate.

Page 1, Line 4(1)  Unless it is known that the deceased individual died of

Page 1, Line 5an infectious disease:".

Page 1, Line 6Page 15, line 4, after "director" insert "or mortuary science

Page 1, Line 7practitioner".

Page 1, Line 8Page 15, line 6, strike "director." and substitute "director or

Page 1, Line 9mortuary science practitioner.".

Page 1, Line 10Page 15, strike line 7 and substitute:

Page 1, Line 11"(2)  A funeral director or mortuary science practitioner

Page 1, Line 12who is required to initiate,".

Page 1, Line 13Page 15, line 9, strike "the funeral director's" and substitute "their".

Page 1, Line 14Page 26, line 23, strike "remains and is not safe, sanitary, and

Page 1, Line 15dignified;" and substitute "remains;".

Page 1, Line 16Page 26, line 25, strike "6" and substitute "6 5".