HB 5110 Rhode Island House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FUNERAL DIRECTOR/EMBALMER AND FUNERAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS

Summary

Provides for the operation and duties of natural organic reduction for the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil. Disposition facilities would be used for either cremation or natural organic reduction.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Jun 11, 2025

Floor votes · House May 29, 2025

How they voted

53–13

Passed · 9 other

Total votes 75

May 29, 2025

D Democratic64

49 Yea 7 Nay 8

76% Yea

I Independent1

1 Nay

100% Nay

R Republican10

4 Yea 5 Nay 1

50% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 11, 2025

Committee

06/11/2025 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services

upper

May 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

05/29/2025 House read and passed

lower

May 22, 2025

Legislature · Passed

05/22/2025 Committee recommends passage

legislature

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

02/04/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced

01/22/2025 Introduced, referred to House Corporations

lower

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors