Pennsylvania SB551 amends the definition of "cremation" in the state's statutes.
Pennsylvania SB551 amends the definition of "cremation" in Title 1 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes. The bill specifies that cremation involves the technical process of reducing human remains to bone fragments using mechanical, thermal, or other dissolution processes, including alkaline hydrolysis. It also includes the processing and pulverization of bone fragments and the placement of the processed remains in a cremated remains container. This change will apply to any statute enacted on or after September 1, 1937, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
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