Cemeteries; registration, publication prior to sale.
Summary
Cemeteries; registration; publication prior to sale. Expands provisions that allow localities to adopt an ordinance setting forth a register of identified cemeteries, graveyards, or other places of burial located on private property not belonging to any memorial or monumental association by providing that such localities shall publish a notice prior to the public sale of any publicly owned property that contains a known cemetery, graveyard, or other place of burial, or as soon thereafter as possible. The notice shall specify that a cemetery is present on the property. If the property falls under an exception provided for significant historic and archeological sites that would be jeopardized by public disclosure of their location, then no such notice is required.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2022
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Mar 7, 2022
D
Democratic17
88% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Amendments
3
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 369 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 9, 2022
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (91-Y 6-N)
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-0-2)
senate
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (89-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100951D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
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