Authorizes cremation of unclaimed bodies by counties and storage of unclaimed bodies by hospitals.

This bill allows counties in New Jersey to choose cremation instead of burial for unclaimed adult or child bodies, rather than requiring burial. It requires counties to cover cremation or burial costs if no estate or family can pay, and updates storage rules: hospitals may hold unclaimed bodies for up to 30 days before county action, with cremains retained by medical examiners for one year before interment. Families claiming a buried body or cremains must pay disinterment costs, while medical examiners cover disinterment for investigations. The bill directly affects counties, hospitals, medical examiners, and families seeking remains.