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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1222

Cemeteries; provide procedure for not-for-profit cemetery to use vacant part of lot for additional burial plots.

Became law as Chapter 388, Laws of 2009, signed March 18, 2009, 58 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE BY WHICH A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CEMETERY MAY BE ALLOWED TO USE VACANT PORTIONS OF LOTS FOR ADDITIONAL BURIAL PLOTS WHEN THERE ARE NO KNOWN HEIRS OF THE PERSON WHO ORIGINALLY PURCHASED OR RESERVED THE LOT; TO REQUIRE THE CEMETERY TO PROVIDE MAILED NOTICE TO ANY POTENTIAL LIVING HEIRS OF THE PERSON WHO ORIGINALLY PURCHASED OR RESERVED THE LOT AND PUBLISH NOTICE IN A NEWSPAPER TO ANY PERSONS HAVING ANY CLAIM OF OWNERSHIP TO THE LOT; TO PROVIDE THAT IF NO PERSONS NOTIFY THE CEMETERY WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME, THEN THE CEMETERY MAY USE THE VACANT PORTIONS OF THE LOT FOR ADDITIONAL BURIAL PLOTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 19 to March 18, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action12 actions on 10 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1022 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 19 to Jan 3011 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 927 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 17 to Feb 269 days

With the GovernorMar 9 to Mar 189 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 12 – Mar 9

  1. Feb 12Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  3. Feb 26Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 9Passed the Senate

To the Governor Mar 10 – Mar 18

  1. Mar 10Returned to the House for enrolling
  2. Mar 11Enrolled bill signed in the House
  3. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  4. Mar 18Approved by the Governor
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 17Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  7. Feb 26Title Suff Do PassSenate
  8. Mar 9PassedSenate
  9. Mar 10Transmitted To HouseSenate
  10. Mar 11Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 11Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  12. Mar 18Approved by GovernorGovernor