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Utah's funeral services law would see several updates under this bill. It adds a formal definition for "final placement of remains," meaning how any residual matter left after cremation or alkaline hydrolysis (a water-based alternative to cremation) is ultimately stored or disposed of, and updates related terminology throughout the law to use this term consistently. The bill also eliminates the option for preneed funeral arrangements, contracts purchased in advance of death to lock in funeral goods and services, to be made orally, requiring that such agreements be in writing. Additionally, it removes the current requirement that funeral establishments obtain a receipt confirming proper filing with local birth and death records before releasing cremated or alkaline hydrolysis remains to a person or for scattering.