Establishing the order of priority of a decedent's surviving parents who cannot agree on the disposition of such decedent's remains.

HB 2403 clarifies the order of priority for deciding the disposition of a deceased person's remains when their surviving parents cannot agree. It specifies that if parents disagree within 60 days of death, the mother has 30 days to decide first; if she does not act, the father gains priority. The bill also allows incarcerated parents to authorize disposition through a notarized statement. This directly affects Kansas families where parents dispute burial, cremation, or other final arrangements after a death.