Cemeteries - As introduced, requires a cemetery company to include in its record of each burial in the cemetery the precise geographical location using latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates; requires the cemetery company to transmit a copy of the record to the funeral establishment responsible for the arrangements of the person buried at the interment site within 15 days after the date of burial. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 46 and Title 62, Chapter 5.

Summary

The bill requires every burial to be logged with the exact latitude and longitude, the date, the deceased’s name, and the lot or space. Cemetery operators must forward a copy of this record to the funeral establishment that arranged the burial within fifteen days. The goal is to improve accuracy of burial records and help families locate graves.

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