Became P.L.2025, c.143, on September 11, 2025.
2024–2025 Session
Assembly Bill 4085
Allows for natural organic reduction and controlled supervised decomposition of human remains.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Mar 14
Chief co-sponsor from Apr 15
Chief co-sponsor from Sep 12
1 co-sponsor
In the Senate
Sponsor from Jun 30, 2025
Chief co-sponsor from Jun 30, 2025
Its course
March 18, 2024 to September 11, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action13 actions on 9 days
In the General AssemblyMar 18 to Dec 19276 days
Science, Innovation and TechnologyMar 18 to May 1659 days
Regulated ProfessionsMay 16 to Oct 24161 days
In the SenateDec 19 to Jun 30193 days
CommerceJan 14 to Jun 12149 days
Budget and AppropriationsJun 12 to Jun 2614 days
Back in the General AssemblyJun 30 to Jun 300 days
With the GovernorJun 30 to Sep 1173 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
General Assembly, third reading71–1
Passed · Dec 19 · 1 present
Commerce5–0
Do pass · Jun 12, 2025
Who voted how
Yea Gordon M. Johnson, Jon M. Bramnick, Joseph A. Lagana, Joseph P. Cryan, Robert W. Singer
Do pass as amended · Jun 26, 2025
Senate, third reading37–2
Passed · Jun 30, 2025
General Assembly, third reading79–1
Passed · Jun 30, 2025
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 16
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Oct 24
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 26, 2025
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the General Assembly Mar 18 – Dec 19
- Mar 18Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Science, Innovation and Technology
- May 16Science, Innovation and Technology recommended it as amended
- Sent to Regulated Professions
- Oct 24Regulated Professions recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Dec 19Passed the General Assembly, 71 to 1
In the Senate Jan 14, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025
- Jan 14, 2025Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Commerce
- Jun 12, 2025Commerce recommended it
- Read a second time
- Sent to Budget and Appropriations
- Jun 26, 2025Budget and Appropriations recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Jun 30, 2025Passed the Senate, 37 to 2
Back in the General Assembly Jun 30, 2025
- Jun 30, 2025Returned to the General Assembly to agree to the Senate's changes
- Passed the General Assembly, 79 to 1, and so both houses
To the Governor Sep 11, 2025
- Sep 11, 2025Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2025, c.143
All 13 actions, as published
- Mar 18INT 1RA REF ASTGeneral Assembly
- May 16REP/ACA REF ARPGeneral Assembly
- Oct 24REP/ACA 2RAGeneral Assembly
- Dec 19PAGeneral Assembly
- Jan 14, 2025R/S REF SCMSenate
- Jun 12, 2025REP 2RSSenate
- Jun 12, 2025REF SBASenate
- Jun 26, 2025REP/SCA 2RSSenate
- Jun 30, 2025SUB FORSenate
- Jun 30, 2025PSSenate
- Jun 30, 2025R/A 2RACGeneral Assembly
- Jun 30, 2025PA PBHGeneral Assembly
- Sep 11, 2025APPGovernor