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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
February 3, 2010 - Introduced by Representatives Hilgenberg, Turner,
Garthwaite, Roys, A. Williams, Steinbrink, Townsend, Young, Shilling and
Knodl, cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Miller, Taylor, Kreitlow and
Lassa. Referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
AB700,1,3
1An Act to amend 154.30 (1) (a) and 154.30 (8) (d) (intro.); and
to create 154.30
2(8) (dm) of the statutes;
relating to: authorization for final disposition of a
3decedent's remains.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a person may execute an authorization for final disposition
that designates another to control the final disposition of the person's remains. An
authorization for final disposition must be witnessed by two witnesses or signed
before a notary public. This bill provides that a member of the U.S. armed forces may
execute a valid authorization for final disposition in the manner and on a form
provided by the federal department of defense.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB700, s. 1
4Section
1. 154.30 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,1,85
154.30
(1) (a) "Authorization for final disposition" means a
written, signed 6document that
is acknowledged before a notary public or is witnessed satisfies the
7conditions under sub. (8) (d) or (dm), and that is voluntarily executed by a declarant
8under sub. (8), but is not limited in form or substance to that provided in sub. (8).
AB700, s. 2
1Section
2. 154.30 (8) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,2,32
154.30
(8) (d) (intro.)
An Except as provided in par. (dm), an authorization for
3final disposition shall meet all of the following requirements:
AB700, s. 3
4Section
3. 154.30 (8) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700,2,85
154.30
(8) (dm) A document executed by a member of the U.S. armed forces in
6the manner and on a form provided by the federal department of defense that
7designates a person to direct the disposition of the member's remains is a valid
8authorization for final disposition under this section.
