Family cemeteries; interment rights, proof of kinship.
Summary
Family cemeteries; interment rights; proof of kinship. Allows a family member or descendant, as defined in the bill, of a deceased person buried in a family cemetery, also defined in the bill, that is located on private property to petition the circuit court of the county or city where the property is located for interment rights upon such property. The bill provides that such family member or descendant may prove kinship to the court through official documentation or nonofficial documentation, such as obituaries, family Bibles or other documents with family signatures, journals or letters of the deceased person interred on the private property, family photographs, or other documentation deemed by the court to be reliable.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 1, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 30, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
12
Committee
9
Amendments
3
Apr 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 767 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB281ER)
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (65-Y 31-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House (65-Y 31-N)
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (20-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB281E
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
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