Bill Text: MI HB6291 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Cemeteries and funerals: other; requirement for crematories to have refrigeration on site; mandate. Amends 1968 PA 251 (MCL 456.521 - 456.543) by adding sec. 12b.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-10-01 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 10/01/2020 [HB6291 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB6291-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 6291
September 30, 2020, Introduced by Rep. Webber
and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1968 PA 251, entitled
"Cemetery regulation act,"
(MCL 456.521 to 456.543) by adding section 12b.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 12b. A cemetery owner that owns a crematory, or an operator of that crematory, shall establish and maintain inside that crematory a refrigeration unit that is suitable for storing human remains. If the body of a deceased individual is not cremated within 24 hours after arrival at the crematory, the cemetery owner or operator must keep the body in a refrigeration unit under this section with an air temperature not to exceed 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
