BILL NUMBER: AB 2283	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Miller

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2010

   An act to add Article 8 (commencing with Section 8365) to Chapter
2 of Part 3 of Division 8 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to
alkaline hydrolysis.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2283, as introduced, Miller. Disposition of human remains:
alkaline hydrolysis.
   Under existing law, the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau licenses and
regulates crematoria and various professions relating to the
disposition of human remains. Violation of these provisions is a
misdemeanor.
   This bill would require the bureau, not later than July 1, 2011,
to adopt regulations for the safe operation of alkaline hydrolysis
chambers.
   By expanding the definition of a crime, this bill would impose a
state-mandated local program.
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Article 8 (commencing with Section 8365) is added to
Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 8 of the Health and Safety Code, to
read:

      Article 8.  Alkaline Hydrolysis


   8365.  Not later than July 1, 2011, the Cemetery and Funeral
Bureau shall adopt regulations for the safe operation of alkaline
hydrolysis chambers.
  SEC. 2.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.