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creating the crime of aggravated criminal desecration when the offender had the intent to conceal a death or the commission of a crime; authorizing the disposition of the unclaimed remains of deceased persons by district coroners; providing exemptions from liability for actions taken to dispose of such remains; establishing requirements for programs of continuing education for licensed embalmers and funeral directors; authorizing use of the word \"crematory\" as part of the business name for businesses owned by the same person who owns a licensed crematory; amending K.S.A. 21-6205, 22a-215, 65-1702, 65-1716 and 65-1769 and repealing the existing sections.", "NAME": "HB2331", "ORIGINAL_SPONSOR": [ "Committee on Federal and State Affairs" ], "RELATEDRS": "25rs0872", "SHORTTITLE": "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.", "SPONSOR_NAMES": [ "Committee on Federal and State Affairs" ], "STATUS": "enacted", "documents": [], "versions": [ "http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2331_00_0000.pdf", "http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2331_01_0000.pdf", "http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2331_02_0000.pdf", "http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2331_enrolled.pdf" ] } ], "revno": 877182 }