Cemetery perpetual care fund.
Summary
Exempts certain veteran focused nonprofit cemeteries from certain deposit and trustee requirements with respect to a perpetual care fund. Provides that certain nonprofit cemeteries must deposit into the perpetual care fund $30 for every niche in the cemetery.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Last action Mar 24, 2025
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Introduced House Bill (H)
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House Bill (S)
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MODERATE
The bill was amended to expand its scope from exempting certain veteran-focused nonprofit cemeteries from perpetual care fund requirements to requiring them to contribute $30 per niche to the fund. The effective date was changed from passage to July 1, 2025, and the bill now includes more detailed deposit and trustee requirements for all cemetery types.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from primarily exempting veteran-focused nonprofit columbaria to requiring contributions from all cemetery types, including veteran-focused nonprofit columbaria.
ELIGIBILITY
Veteran-focused nonprofit cemeteries are no longer exempt from perpetual care fund requirements; they must now deposit $30 per niche sold or transferred.
REQUIREMENT
New requirements mandate that cemetery owners deposit funds within 30 days of receiving payments and that trustees keep funds segregated from other accounts.
TIMELINE
The effective date was changed from upon passage to July 1, 2025.
FISCAL
Specific deposit amounts were added: $30 per niche for columbaria, 15% of sale price or $0.80 per square foot for earth burials, and 8% of sale price or $100 per crypt for mausoleums.
Floor votes · House Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
90–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 100
Feb 4, 2025
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican70
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 94: yeas 90, nays 0
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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