Revision: Nov. 20, 2021, 10:47 a.m.
HB 1320 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2176
11/05
HOUSE BILL 1320
AN ACT relative to public exposure of deceased human bodies.
SPONSORS: Rep. Knirk, Carr. 3; Rep. Schultz, Merr. 18; Rep. Marsh, Carr. 8; Rep. Woods, Merr. 23; Rep. Suzanne Smith, Graf. 8; Rep. Vail, Hills. 30; Rep. Bixby, Straf. 17; Sen. Watters, Dist 4
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill repeals the prohibition against displaying a dead human body for longer than 24 hours unless such body is properly embalmed.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2176
11/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to public exposure of deceased human bodies.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Repeal. RSA 325:40-a, relative to the display of deceased human bodies for longer than 24 hours, is repealed.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.