Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF2040: An Act relating to the final disposition of human remains
Status: In committee, February 4, 2026
An Act relating to the final disposition of human remains.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the final disposition of human remains.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the final disposition of human remains. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5069XS (2) ss/ko S.F. 2040 Section 1. Section 144C.8, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 144C.8 Forfeiture of authority to control. A designee or person with the authority to control under this chapter shall forfeit all rights and authority under a declaration, or by operation of section 144C.5, and all rights and authority under the declaration, or by operation of section 144C.5, shall vest in and devolve upon an alternate designee, or if there is none, vest in and devolve pursuant to section 144C.5, under either any of the following circumstances: 1. The designee or person with the authority to control under this chapter is charged with murder in the first or second degree or voluntary manslaughter in connection with the declarant's decedent's death and those charges are known to a third party. 2. The designee or person with the authority to control under this chapter does not exercise the designee's authority under the declaration or the person's authority under this chapter within twenty-four hours of receiving notification of the death of the declarant decedent or within forty hours of the declarant's decedent's death, whichever is earlier. 3. The designee or person …
Sponsors
- Tom Shipley (R, 9) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. S.J. 425 .
- : HF 2349 substituted. S.J. 424 .
- : Attached to HF 2349 . S.J. 422 .
- : Placed on calendar.
- : Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 201 .
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/21/2026 3:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- : Subcommittee: Shipley, Bisignano, and Taylor. S.J. 107 .
- : Rereferred to Judiciary. S.J. 93 .
- : Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. S.J. 63 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 201 . (February 4, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: health-related professions, rights, cremation, human body, manslaughter, mortality, final disposition act, murder
Common questions
- What is SF2040?
- SF2040 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): An Act relating to the final disposition of human remains.
- What does SF2040 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the final disposition of human remains.
- What is the status of SF2040?
- In committee as of February 4, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn. S.J. 425 . (March 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF2040?
- Tom Shipley (R, 9).
- Where is the official record for SF2040?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+2040&ga=91
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