Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Actions for Sale, Transfer, or Alternate Use

Summary

The bill lets people with burial rights, descendant community groups, preservation nonprofits, government units, or other persons in interest file a lawsuit when a cemetery owner wants to sell, transfer, or change the use of the land. A court must hear the case and can approve, prohibit, or order an alternative disposition, with sale proceeds first used to protect and relocate remains. It aims to protect historic and cultural burial sites from being disposed of without proper oversight.

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Hearings

• Economic Matters — Bill Hearing
  Economic Matters · Feb 25, 2026

History

1. Apr 13, 2026Senate Refuses Recede
2. Apr 13, 2026Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Jackson, Beidle and Ready)
3. Apr 13, 2026House Requests Senate Recede
4. Apr 13, 2026House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
5. Apr 10, 2026House Requests Senate Recede
6. Apr 10, 2026House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
7. Apr 9, 2026Third Reading Passed
8. Apr 8, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments
9. Apr 8, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
10. Apr 8, 2026Favorable with Amendments {
11. Mar 23, 2026Third Reading Passed
12. Mar 23, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments

The 12 most recent of 17 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Hill · sponsor
• Boyce
• Ebersole
• J. Long
• Kaiser
• Kaufman
• Ruth
• Schindler
• Simmons
• Smith
• Stinnett
• Terrasa
• Ziegler

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