BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
HB 1065: Family burial grounds
Concerning family burial grounds.
Summary
- Permits a natural person to designate an area of land the person owns as a family burial ground, subject to specified requirements and restrictions.
- Includes family burial grounds as a lawful place for disposition of human remains.
- Exempts family burial grounds from certain requirements applicable to private cemeteries.
From the House Bill Report (HB 1065), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
- IntroducedJan 13, 2025
- Out of committeeFeb 12, 2025
- Passed Housestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Jim Walsh (R-19)
- Introduced
- January 13, 2025 in the House
- Last action
- February 19, 2026
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to family burial grounds on privately owned property;
Sponsors
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- House Rules "X" file.
- Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- CRJ - Executive action taken by committee.
- CRJ - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
- Prefiled for introduction.
HB 1065 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1065 (2023–24) Online marketplaces
- HB 1065 (2021–22) Epidemic, pandemic vaccines
- HB 1065 (2019–20) Out-of-network health care
- HB 1065 (2017–18) Marijuana offense penalties
- HB 1065 (2015–16) Insurer holding company act
- HB 1065 (2013–14) Arbitration proceedings
- HB 1065 (2011–12) New programs
- HB 1065 (2009–10) Siting mobile home parks