Louisiana HB1253: HUMAN REMAINS: Enacts the Gracey Claire Rushing Act to provide for documentation, notification, and communication in the handling and disposition of human remains and internal organs (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

What the bill says

An act To amend and reenact R.S. 25:957(A)(introductory paragraph) and (2) and to enact R.S. 25:960, relative to the treatment of human remains; to provide for application to federal, state, and local governments, political subdivisions, and local law enforcement officials; to provide for audit, documentation, notification, and communication requirements for human remains and internal organs; to provide for detailed reports in accounting for the treatment of human remains; to provide for the retention of records; to provide for penalties; to provide for rules and regulations…

From the introduced text:

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 25:957(A)(introductory paragraph) and (2) and to enact R.S. 25:960, relative to the treatment of human remains; to provide for application to federal, state, and local governments, political subdivisions, and local law enforcement officials; to provide for audit, documentation, notification, and communication requirements for human remains and internal organs; to provide for detailed reports in accounting for the treatment of human remains; to provide for the retention of records; to provide for penalties; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 25:957(A)(introductory paragraph) and (2) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 25:960 is hereby enacted to read as follows: §957. Exemptions A. The following shall be are exempt from the restrictions and prohibitions of this Chapter: * * * (2) Except as provided in R.S. 25:960, federal Federal, state, and local governments and any political subdivisions thereof as well as federal, state, and local law enforcement officials acting within their statutory authority. * * * Page 1 of CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 26RS-4133 ORIGINAL HB NO. 1253 §960. The Gracey Claire Rushing Act A. This Section shall be known as …

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