California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 967 — Human remains disposal: alkaline hydrolysis: licensure and regulation.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 846, Statutes of 2017.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Cemetery and Funeral Act provides for the licensure and regulation of cemeteries, crematoria, funeral establishments, and their personnel by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law creates the Cemetery and Funeral Fund, which is continuously appropriated for the purpose of implementing the act. Under existing law, the violation of the act is a misdemeanor. Existing law requires a local registrar of births and deaths to issue permits for the disposition of cremated remains. This bill, commencing July 1, 2020, would require the bureau to license and regulate hydrolysis facilities, as defined, and hydrolysis facility managers, and would enact requirements applicable to hydrolysis facilities substantially similar to those applicable to crematoria. By expanding the definition of crimes relating to the disposition of human remains and creating new crimes, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require an applicant for a hydrolysis facility license to present to the bureau any state or locally required permits for business operations, prove that it has the appropriate permits and contracts for the disposal of hydrolysate, and employ a hydrolysis chamber approved by the State Department of Public Health, as specified. The bill would require the application for a hydrolysis facility license to be made in writing on the form prescribed by the bureau and accompanied by a licensing fee, which would be deposited into the Cemetery and Funeral Fund. The bill also would authorize the bureau to impose an additional charge to be fixed at not more than $8.50 per hydrolysis made during the preceding quarter. By depositing moneys in a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation. The bill would require a local registrar of births or deaths to issue permits for the disposition of hydrolyzed human remains. By increasing the duties of local agencies, 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 specified reasons.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 846, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 6. Page 3542.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3535.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 5. Page 3002.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  10. Joint Rule 61(a)(14) suspended. (Ayes 27. Noes 12. Page 2737.)

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 21).

  15. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 5).

  17. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on EQ.

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on EQ. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 26).

  19. Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and EQ.

  20. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  21. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 3. Page 1965.)

  22. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  23. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 52. Noes 24. Page 1776.)

  24. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  25. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (May 26).

  26. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  27. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  28. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.

  29. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  30. Read second time and amended.

  31. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (April 25).

  32. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

  33. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.

  34. Referred to Com. on B. & P.

  35. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  36. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gloria · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Gloria

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 967 GLORIA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 67 Yea · 6 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48505
Democratic 14100
Republican 5001
Total 67606
% of votes cast 85%8%0%8%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Burke — Yea
Fong — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Harper — Nay
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Maienschein — Not Voting
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Nay
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB967 Gloria By Hill

Passed 32 Yea · 5 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28403
Democratic 4100
Total 32503
% of votes cast 80%13%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Newman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4101
Democratic 1000
Total 5101
% of votes cast 71%14%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Beall — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 967 GLORIA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 71 Yea · 3 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 51303
Democratic 16000
Republican 4003
Total 71306
% of votes cast 89%4%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Levine — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gray — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Maienschein — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 14 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8102
Democratic 5000
Republican 1000
Total 14102
% of votes cast 82%6%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Friedman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 14 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10100
Democratic 3001
Republican 1000
Total 14101
% of votes cast 88%6%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Baker — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 967 do?
The Cemetery and Funeral Act provides for the licensure and regulation of cemeteries, crematoria, funeral establishments, and their personnel by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law creates the Cemetery and Funeral Fund, which is continuously appropriated for the purpose of implementing the act. Under existing law, the violation of the act is a misdemeanor. Existing law requires a local registrar of births and deaths to issue permits for the disposition of cremated remains. This bill, commencing July 1, 2020, would require the bureau to license and regulate hydrolysis facilities, as defined, and hydrolysis facility managers, and would enact requirements applicable to hydrolysis facilities substantially similar to those applicable to crematoria. By expanding the definition of crimes relating to the disposition of human remains and creating new crimes, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require an applicant for a hydrolysis facility license to present to the bureau any state or locally required permits for business operations, prove that it has the appropriate permits and contracts for the disposal of hydrolysate, and employ a hydrolysis chamber approved by the State Department of Public Health, as specified. The bill would require the application for a hydrolysis facility license to be made in writing on the form prescribed by the bureau and accompanied by a licensing fee, which would be deposited into the Cemetery and Funeral Fund. The bill also would authorize the bureau to impose an additional charge to be fixed at not more than $8.50 per hydrolysis made during the preceding quarter. By depositing moneys in a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation. The bill would require a local registrar of births or deaths to issue permits for the disposition of hydrolyzed human remains. By increasing the duties of local agencies, 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 specified reasons.
Who sponsors AB 967?
AB 967 is sponsored by Gloria.
What is the current status of AB 967?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2017. Enacted.
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