BILL NUMBER: AB 2283INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Miller FEBRUARY 18, 2010 An act to add Article 8 (commencing with Section 8365) to Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 8 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to alkaline hydrolysis. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2283, as introduced, Miller. Disposition of human remains: alkaline hydrolysis. Under existing law, the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau licenses and regulates crematoria and various professions relating to the disposition of human remains. Violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. This bill would require the bureau, not later than July 1, 2011, to adopt regulations for the safe operation of alkaline hydrolysis chambers. By expanding the definition of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Article 8 (commencing with Section 8365) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 8 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: Article 8. Alkaline Hydrolysis 8365. Not later than July 1, 2011, the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau shall adopt regulations for the safe operation of alkaline hydrolysis chambers. SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.