Bill Text: MI SB0442 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Cemeteries and funerals: other; refrigeration units inside crematories; require. Amends 1968 PA 251 (MCL 456.521 - 456.543) by adding sec. 12b.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-06-28 - Referred To Committee On Regulatory Affairs [SB0442 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2023-SB0442-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 442

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 cemetery owner, shall establish and maintain inside the crematory a refrigeration unit that is suitable for storing the bodies of deceased individuals. If the body of a deceased individual is not cremated within 24 hours after arrival at the crematory, the cemetery owner or operator shall keep the body in a refrigeration unit under this section at an air temperature not to exceed 40 degrees Fahrenheit.