Assumption of care of cemeteries.
Summary
Provides that a township or a county may assume maintenance of a cemetery for which it would otherwise not be responsible. Requires a property owner that has a cemetery located on the owner's property to make a reasonable effort to maintain the cemetery. Provides that a township or county that assumes responsibility for maintaining a cemetery may seek reimbursement from the property owner for the cost of maintenance. Provides that a property owner commits a Class C infraction if the property owner fails to maintain the cemetery after the township or county provides two written notices.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Mar 3, 2020
Signed Mar 18, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2020 · House Jan 27, 2020
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 41
Feb 25, 2020
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican33
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Mar 18, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 304: yeas 83, nays 8
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Amended
Returned to the House with amendments
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0-4)
senate
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Jan 27, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (61-24-7)
house
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment #1 (Clere) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
4 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dennis Kruse
RRepublican
P
Eric Koch
RRepublican
P
Jim Buck
RRepublican
P
TC
Tony Cook
RRepublican
Co
Donna Schaibley
RRepublican
Co
Jim Tomes
RRepublican
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
Co
RB
Ronald Bacon
RRepublican
Co
RG
Ronald Grooms
RRepublican
Co
SD
Steven Davisson
RRepublican
Co
TL
Tim Lanane
DDemocratic
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