Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Thursday she had signed “Lux's Law," which institutes criminal penalties for selling human remains.

The legislation is a reaction to an April 2024 indictment against an Arkansas woman. Candance Chapman Scott admitted to selling thousands of dollars in human remains over Facebook Marketplace. Scott sold the remains to Jeremy Pauley, a tattoo artist from Pennsylvania.

Last year, Scott pleaded guilty to charges such as mail fraud and interstate transportation of stolen property, crimes that could carry a sentence of up to 30 years in prison. She did not plead guilty to selling a corpse, because at that time it was not illegal in Arkansas to sell body parts over the internet.

Arkansas governor signs bill criminalizing sale of body parts