# Hawaii HB 1481: RELATING TO HUMAN REMAINS.

Hawaii HB 1481, RELATING TO HUMAN REMAINS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-06-24 (Act 140, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1241).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1481
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO HUMAN REMAINS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2026-06-24, Act 140, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1241).
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: DOH, Disposition of Remains, Burial-transit Permit, Cemetery, Crematory, Funeral Establishment, Hydrolysis Facility, Mortuary, CPN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 9 (202 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

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. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-29 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC... | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | House | The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (50)

- 2026-06-24: Act 140, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1241). (Senate)
- 2026-06-24: Act 140, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1241). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 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). (House)
- 2026-05-06: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). (House)
- 2026-04-29: Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790). (House)
- 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. (House)
- 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. (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 78-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-29: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. (House)
- 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 78-26). (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26 (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Senate Conferees Added: Senator Lamosao added as Co-Chair. Senator McKelvey added as Conferee. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 3:30PM in conference room 329. (House)
- 2026-04-27: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 4:30PM in conference room 329. (House)
- 2026-04-24: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 3:15PM in conference room 329. (House)
- 2026-04-23: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725). (House)
- 2026-04-22: Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Fukunaga Co-Chair; Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Grandinetti Co-Chairs; Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 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. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 573) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 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. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 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. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: The committee on CPN has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 04-07-26 9:25AM; CR 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-07-26 9:10AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 9:25AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Re-Referred to CPN. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 230). (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to HHS, CPN. (Senate)
- 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. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1063-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. (House)
- 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. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 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. (House)
- 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). (House)
- 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. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 01-30-26 10:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- 2025-01-27: Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 4 (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1481_CD1_.pdf)
- HB1481_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1481_CD1_.HTM)
- HB1481_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1481_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1481_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1481_HD2_.HTM)
- HB1481_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1481_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1481_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1241_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1481_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB1481_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1481_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB1481_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1481_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1481_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1481_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB1481_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1481_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1481_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1241_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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