88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
HF 578: Requiring a study regarding alternative methods for disposing of the body of a deceased person
Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill requires the Iowa department of public health to conduct a study on whether to authorize the use of alkaline hydrolysis as a method of disposing of a body of a deceased person. The bill requires the department to submit a report to the general assembly about the study by January 1, 2020.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Funeral Directors Association
In plain words
- March 4, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the Human Resources committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF578