The House approved legislation to allow for human composting in June 2024.
A bill to legalize human composting was introduced in the Missouri House on February 19, 2024.
Maine became the 12th state in the U.S. to legalize human composting.
Maryland became the ninth state to legalize human composting May 9, 2024.
Delaware became the 10th state to legalize human composting on May 16, 2024.
Minnesota became the 11th state to legalize human composting May 24, 2024.
Arizona became the eighth state to legalize human composting March 29, 2024.
An initial bill to legalize human composting was introduced in the New Jersey Senate in February 2023. A new version was introduced in March 2024.
SB 1637 to allow for natural organic reduction was introduced in Oklahoma in February of 2024.
SB-102, to legalize human composting, was introduced to the Utah Senate in January of 2024.
HB 1324-FN to legalize human composting was introduced in New Hampshire in January of 2024.
Nevada became the seventh state to legalize human composting May 30, 2023.
SB-0407, to legalize human composting, was introduced to the New Mexico Senate in February of 2023.
HB-2916 to legalize human composting was introduced to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in October 2022.
In 2019, Recompose led the passage of Senate Bill 5001. This historic bill allowed Washington State to become the first state in the world to legalize human composting.
New York State became the sixth U.S. state to legalize human composting.
Human composting was legalized in California in September, 2022. The bill will go into effect in January 2027.
In June 2022, Vermont became the fourth U.S. State to legalize human composting.
In 2021, Colorado became the second state to legalize human composting.
HJ-513, to legalize human composting, was introduced to the Virginia House of Representatives in January of 2023.
HB-06485 to legalize human composting was introduced in the Connecticut General Assembly in January 2023.
HB-680 to legalize human composting was introduced to the state legislature in January 2021.
Rep. Jack Lewis and Rep. Natalie Higgins are leading legislation to legalize human composting in Massachusetts.
HB3158 to legalize human composting was introduced in the Illinois House of Representatives in February, 2023.
In June 2021, Oregon become the third state to legalize the Recompose process.