Hawaii House Bill 1481
Session 2026
Relating To Human Remains.
Became Law
Became Law on Jun 24, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1481
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.
House Roll Call Votes
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. (CD1)
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06/24/2026
Senate
Act 140, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1241).
06/24/2026
House
Act 140, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1241).
05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/07/2026
House
Transmitted to Governor.
05/06/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
04/29/2026
House
Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790).
04/29/2026
House
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.
04/29/2026
Senate
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.
04/29/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 78-26) as amended in (CD 1).
04/29/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
04/29/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 78-26).
04/29/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
04/28/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Added: Senator Lamosao added as Co-Chair. Senator McKelvey added as Conferee.
04/28/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 3:30PM in conference room 329.
04/27/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 4:30PM in conference room 329.
04/24/2026
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 3:15PM in conference room 329.
04/23/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).
04/22/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Fukunaga Co-Chair; Awa.
04/20/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Grandinetti Co-Chairs; Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos.
04/20/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
04/17/2026
Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
04/16/2026
House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
04/14/2026
Senate
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.
04/14/2026
House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 573) in amended form (SD 1).
04/09/2026
Senate
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.
04/09/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
04/09/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
04/07/2026
Senate
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.
04/06/2026
Senate
The committee on CPN has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 04-07-26 9:25AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
04/06/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-07-26 9:10AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
04/06/2026
Senate
Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.
04/02/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 9:25AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
04/01/2026
Senate
Re-Referred to CPN.
03/12/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 230).
03/12/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
03/12/2026
Senate
Referred to HHS, CPN.
03/10/2026
House
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.
03/06/2026
House
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1063-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
03/06/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
02/24/2026
House
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.
02/20/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/17/2026
House
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 307-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
02/17/2026
House
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).
01/30/2026
House
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.
01/26/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 01-30-26 10:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
12/08/2025
Hawaii State Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
01/27/2025
House
Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 4
01/23/2025
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
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Jan 21, 2026 8:57:51 AM
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Jun 25, 2026 6:26:45 AM