Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Requirements for Sale or Transfer or Government Acquisition

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Prohibiting certain owners of a cemetery from selling or transferring the cemetery without the approval of the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight; exempting certain religious organizations from the requirement to obtain an approval from the Director; authorizing a governmental unit to acquire an abandoned cemetery under certain circumstances; and establishing requirements for the sale, transfer, or government acquisition of a cemetery.

Every action

8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Feb 14, 2025CommitteeFirst Reading Senate Rules · Senate Rules Committee
2. Feb 21, 2025CommitteeRereferred to Finance · Senate Finance Committee
3. Mar 4, 2025SenateHearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
4. Mar 17, 2025CommitteeFavorable with Amendments Report by Finance · Senate Finance Committee
5. Mar 17, 2025SenateFavorable with Amendments { 303923/1 Adopted
6. Mar 17, 2025SenateSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
7. Mar 17, 2025SenateThird Reading Passed (44-0)44–0 vote
8. Mar 17, 2025CommitteeReferred Economic Matters Health and Government Operations · House of Delegates Health and Government Operations Committee

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee and other votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

• Carl JacksonD Primary sponsor · District 8