AN ACT relating to cremation of dead bodies.

Amend KRS 72.450 to allow a coroner who is in possession of an unclaimed dead body to have the body buried or cremated; direct that the decision between burial or cremation be made by the governmental entity bearing the expense.

Introduced: January 7, 2025

Last action: February 12, 2025

To Committee On Committees (H)

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This bill would change Kentucky law to allow coroners who have an unclaimed body in their possession to choose either burial or cremation for that body, rather than being limited to one option. It gives the government agency paying for the disposition the authority to decide which method to use. Who it may affect: county coroners, local government agencies responsible for handling unclaimed remains, and families of unclaimed individuals.

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